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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 2015 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1936 (Jaya) of the Hindu calendar.

January 2015

Shaka Samvat 1936 (Jaya)

Pausha – Magha

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Festivals & Vrats in January 2015

  • Vaikunta Ekadashi

    Thursday, 1 January 2015 Ekadashi

    Tithi 9:00 AM, Dec 31 – 8:40 AM, Jan 1

    The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Vidhi →

  • Bhogi

    Wednesday, 14 January 2015 Navami

    Tithi 4:06 AM – 5:28 AM, Jan 15

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

  • Makara Sankranti (Pedda Panduga)

    Thursday, 15 January 2015 Dashami

    Tithi 5:09 AM – 5:44 AM, Jan 16

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

  • Kanuma

    Friday, 16 January 2015 Ekadashi

    Tithi 5:21 AM – 5:02 AM, Jan 17

    The cattle-honouring day after Makara Sankranti.

  • Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami)

    Saturday, 24 January 2015 Panchami

    Tithi 5:15 AM, Jan 24 – 2:24 AM, Jan 25

    The worship of Goddess Saraswati on Magha Shukla Panchami.

    Puja Vidhi →

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Sunday, 25 January 2015 Shashthi

    Tithi 2:35 AM, Jan 25 – 12:16 AM, Jan 26

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Ratha Saptami

    Monday, 26 January 2015 Saptami

    Tithi 12:25 AM, Jan 26 – 10:43 PM, Jan 26

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

  • Bhishma Ashtami

    Tuesday, 27 January 2015 Ashtami

    Tithi 10:49 PM, Jan 26 – 9:46 PM, Jan 27

    Tarpan is offered to Bhishma on Magha Shukla Ashtami.

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.