The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Telugu 1998 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1919 (Ishwara) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1998
Shaka Samvat 1919 (Ishwara)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 1998
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:54 PM, Jan 3 – 10:49 AM, Jan 4
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 3:19 AM, Jan 8 – 1:44 AM, Jan 9
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Bhogi
Tithi 10:51 PM, Jan 12 – 11:12 PM
The bonfire of old things on the eve of Makara Sankranti.
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Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga)
Tithi 11:17 PM, Jan 13 – 12:12 AM, Jan 15
The great Telugu harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.
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Kanuma
Tithi 12:19 AM – 1:48 AM, Jan 16
The cattle-honouring day after Makara Sankranti.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Telugu Calendar
The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.