The Telugu festival calendar (Ugadi new year). Telugu festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Telugu 2020 opens in March during Shaka Samvat 1941 (Vikari) · Shaka Samvat 1942 (Sharvari) of the Hindu calendar.
March 2020
Shaka Samvat 1941 (Vikari) · Shaka Samvat 1942 (Sharvari)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 2020
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Holi (Kamadahanam)
Tithi 3:04 AM, Mar 9 – 11:22 PM, Mar 9
The burning of Kama (Holika Dahan) on the full moon of Phalguna.
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Ugadi (Telugu New Year)
Tithi 2:58 PM, Mar 24 – 5:27 PM
The Telugu new year on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, when Ugadi pachadi is shared.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:02 AM, Mar 30 – 3:27 AM, Mar 31
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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.