Festivals & vratas
Observances from Fri 19 Apr
Scoped to the Andhra & Telangana tradition. Days observed in other regions stay in the list, dimmed and labelled — you should be able to see your neighbours’ holiday without mistaking it for your own.
చైత్ర పూర్ణిమChaitra Purnima
చైత్రం · Shukla · Full moon of Chaitra — Chitragupta worship
పూర్ణిమPurnima
చైత్రం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
చైత్రం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
శీతలాష్టమి (బసోద)Sheetala Ashtami (Basoda)
చైత్రం · Krishna · Worship of Goddess Sheetala for good health; cold food offered
వరూథిని ఏకాదశిVaruthini Ekadashi
చైత్రం · Krishna
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
ప్రదోషం (కృష్ణ)Pradosham (Krishna)
చైత్రం · Krishna · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
మాస శివరాత్రిMasik Shivaratri
చైత్రం · Krishna · Monthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja
Night vigil · Shiva puja · Rudrabhishek
అమావాస్యAmavasya
చైత్రం · Krishna · New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
Pitru Tarpan · Ancestor remembrance · Shradh
అక్షయ తృతీయAkshaya Tritiya
వైశాఖం · Shukla · Imperishable auspicious day — new beginnings, charity and gold purchase
Gold/silver purchases · Charity · Pitru tarpan
పరశురామ జయంతిParashurama Jayanti
వైశాఖం · Shukla · Sixth avatar of Vishnu — Parashurama's birth anniversary
బసవ జయంతిBasava Jayanti
వైశాఖం · Shukla · Birth of Basavanna, founder of the Lingayat tradition — a state festival in Karnataka
Vachana recitation · Ishtalinga puja · Processions
గంగా సప్తమిGanga Saptami
వైశాఖం · Shukla · Second birth (Punara Janma) of Goddess Ganga
Ganga puja · River bathing
సీతా నవమి (జానకీ జయంతి)Sita Navami (Janaki Jayanti)
వైశాఖం · Shukla · Birth anniversary of Goddess Sita
Married women observe fast · Sita-Rama puja
మోహినీ ఏకాదశిMohini Ekadashi
వైశాఖం · Shukla
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
ప్రదోషం (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
వైశాఖం · Shukla · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
నృసింహ జయంతిNarasimha Jayanti
వైశాఖం · Shukla · Appearance of Narasimha (man-lion) Avatar of Vishnu
One-day fast · Narasimha puja
బుద్ధ పూర్ణిమBuddha Purnima
వైశాఖం · Shukla · Birth, Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana of Gautama Buddha
Meditation · Dana (charity) · Dhamma teachings
కూర్మ జయంతిKurma Jayanti
వైశాఖం · Shukla · Birth anniversary of Kurma (Tortoise) Avatar of Vishnu
వైశాఖ పూర్ణిమVaishakha Purnima
వైశాఖం · Shukla · Full moon of Vaishakha — auspicious for bathing and charity
పూర్ణిమPurnima
వైశాఖం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
నారద జయంతిNarada Jayanti
వైశాఖం · Krishna · Birth anniversary of Devrishi Narada Muni
సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
వైశాఖం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
హనుమాన్ జయంతిHanuman Jayanti (Vaishakha)
వైశాఖం · Krishna · Telugu Hanuman Jayanti — Vaishakha Bahula Dasami, end of the 41-day deeksha from Chaitra Purnima
Hanuman Chalisa parayana · Deeksha viramana · Sindoor abhishekam
ప్రదోషం (కృష్ణ)Pradosham (Krishna)
వైశాఖం · Krishna · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
మాస శివరాత్రిMasik Shivaratri
వైశాఖం · Krishna · Monthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja
Night vigil · Shiva puja · Rudrabhishek
అమావాస్యAmavasya
వైశాఖం · Krishna · New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
Pitru Tarpan · Ancestor remembrance · Shradh
మహేశ నవమిMahesh Navami
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Worship of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati
గంగా దసరాGanga Dussehra
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Descent of Ganga to Earth — 10 sins washed away
Ganga bathing · Charity of 10 items
గాయత్రీ జయంతి (జ్యేష్ఠ శుక్ల)Gayatri Jayanti (Jyeshtha Shukla)
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Minority tradition: Gayatri Jayanti on Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
నిర్జల ఏకాదశిNirjala Ekadashi
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
ప్రదోషం (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
వట పూర్ణిమVat Purnima
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Married women fast and tie thread around Banyan tree for husband's longevity
Banyan tree puja · Savitri-Satyavan story recitation
పూర్ణిమPurnima
జ్యేష్ఠం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
Every entry is derived from the tithi prevailing at sunrise in Hyderabad, under amanta months. Where a tithi straddles two civil days the observance rule — not the calendar — decides which day it falls on, and that rule is exactly what differs between traditions. How regions differ →