The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Telugu 2018 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi) of the Hindu calendar.
October 2018
Shaka Samvat 1940 (Vilambi)
Ashwina – Kartika
Festivals & Vrats in October 2018
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Mahalaya Amavasya
Tithi 1:59 PM, Oct 7 – 11:31 AM, Oct 8
The new moon closing Pitru Paksha.
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Bathukamma Begins
Tithi 1:59 PM, Oct 7 – 11:31 AM, Oct 8
Telangana's flower festival of Goddess Gauri begins on Mahalaya Amavasya.
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Sharad Navratri
Tithi 9:03 AM, Oct 9 – 7:25 AM, Oct 10
The autumn nine nights of Devi worship begin.
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Durgashtami / Mahanavami
Tithi 7:54 AM, Oct 15 – 10:16 AM, Oct 16
The eighth night of Navratri, sacred to Goddess Durga.
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Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja
Tithi 3:31 PM, Oct 18 – 5:59 PM, Oct 19
Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami.
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Atla Taddi Vrat
Tithi 8:11 PM, Oct 26 – 6:40 PM, Oct 27
Married women of Andhra and Telangana fast and offer atlu (dosas) to Goddess Gauri for the well-being of their husbands.
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.