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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.

Telugu 1999 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1920 (Bahudhanya) of the Hindu calendar.

January 1999

Shaka Samvat 1920 (Bahudhanya)

Pausha – Magha

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Festivals & Vrats in January 1999

  • Bhogi

    Wednesday, 13 January 1999 Ekadashi

    Tithi 2:13 PM, Jan 12 – 4:29 PM

    The bonfire of old things on the eve of Makara Sankranti.

  • Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga)

    Thursday, 14 January 1999 Dwadashi

    Tithi 4:32 PM, Jan 13 – 6:27 PM

    The great Telugu harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.

  • Kanuma

    Friday, 15 January 1999 Trayodashi

    Tithi 6:28 PM, Jan 14 – 7:55 PM

    The cattle-honouring day after Makara Sankranti.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Friday, 22 January 1999 Panchami

    Tithi 5:25 PM, Jan 22 – 3:42 PM, Jan 23

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

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  • Ratha Saptami

    Sunday, 24 January 1999 Saptami

    Tithi 3:44 PM, Jan 23 – 1:47 PM, Jan 24

    Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.

  • Bhishma Ashtami

    Monday, 25 January 1999 Ashtami

    Tithi 1:49 PM, Jan 24 – 11:41 AM, Jan 25

    Tarpan is offered to Bhishma on Magha Shukla Ashtami.

  • Thaipusam

    Sunday, 31 January 1999 Purnima

    Tithi 10:54 PM, Jan 30 – 9:30 PM, Jan 31

    Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.

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.