The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Telugu 2000 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1921 (Pramathi) of the Hindu calendar.
January 2000
Shaka Samvat 1921 (Pramathi)
Pausha – Magha
Festivals & Vrats in January 2000
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:10 AM, Jan 12 – 8:01 AM, Jan 13
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Bhogi
Tithi 8:20 AM, Jan 13 – 7:33 AM
The bonfire of old things on the eve of Makara Sankranti.
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Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga)
Tithi 6:25 AM – 4:57 AM, Jan 16
The great Telugu harvest festival on the Sun's entry into Makara.
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Kanuma
Tithi 4:40 AM – 2:33 AM, Jan 17
The cattle-honouring day after Makara Sankranti.
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Thaipusam
Tithi 1:29 PM, Jan 20 – 10:10 AM, Jan 21
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.