మాస శివరాత్రిMasik Shivaratri
పుష్యం · Krishna · Monthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja
Night vigil · Shiva puja · Rudrabhishek
Festivals & vratas
Observances from Thu 23 Jan
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.
అమావాస్యAmavasya
పుష్యం · Krishna · New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
Pitru Tarpan · Ancestor remembrance · Shradh
మాఘ గుప్త నవరాత్రి ప్రారంభంMagha Gupta Navratri Begins
మాఘం · Shukla · Start of Magha Gupta Navratri — hidden Navratri for Tantric practice
గణేశ జయంతిGanesh Jayanti (Maghi Ganpati)
మాఘం · Shukla · Magha Shukla Chaturthi — birth of Ganesha in the Marathi tradition
Ganesh puja · Til (sesame) offering · Ashtavinayaka darshan
వసంత పంచమి (శ్రీ పంచమి)Vasant Panchami (Shri Panchami)
మాఘం · Shukla · Arrival of spring — Goddess Saraswati worship; yellow-clad celebrations
Saraswati puja · Yellow clothes worn · Books/instruments worshipped · Kite flying in Punjab
రథ సప్తమిRatha Saptami
మాఘం · Shukla · Sun god's chariot turns northward — Surya's seven-horse chariot worship
Surya puja · Ayilyam leaves bath · 108 Surya Namaskara
భీష్మ అష్టమిBhishma Ashtami
మాఘం · Shukla · Death anniversary of Bhishma Pitamaha — tarpan offered for paternal lineage
Bhishma tarpan · Pitru shraddha
మధ్వ నవమిMadhva Navami
మాఘం · Shukla · Magha Shukla Navami — the day Sri Madhvacharya entered Badari
Sarvamoola parayana · Madhva sampradaya puja
ప్రదోషం (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
మాఘం · Shukla · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
మాఘ పూర్ణిమMagha Purnima
మాఘం · Shukla · Most sacred bathing day of Magha mela — charity and fast
Sangam snan · Charity · Lamp offering
థై పూసంThai Pusam
మాఘం · Shukla · Worship of Lord Murugan (Skanda) — Kavadi festival
Kavadi Attam · Vel worship · Piercing rituals
పూర్ణిమPurnima
మాఘం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
సకట్ చౌథ్ (సంకష్టి)Sakat Chauth (Sankashti)
మాఘం · Krishna · Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — Tilkuta (sesame-jaggery) offered
Moonrise-time Ganesha puja · Fasting until moonrise · Sesame-jaggery offering
సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
మాఘం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
ప్రదోషం (కృష్ణ)Pradosham (Krishna)
మాఘం · Krishna · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
మహా శివరాత్రిMaha Shivaratri
మాఘం · Krishna · Great night of Shiva — observed on the night when Chaturdashi prevails at Pradosh Kala
Fasting · All-night vigil · Rudrabhishek · Shiva puja
మహా శివరాత్రిMaha Shivaratri
మాఘం · Krishna · Great night of Shiva — observed on the night when Chaturdashi prevails at Pradosh Kala
Fasting · All-night vigil · Rudrabhishek · Shiva puja
మౌని అమావాస్యMauni Amavasya
మాఘం · Krishna · Day of silence — most auspicious bathing day of Magh Mela; mauna (silence) vow kept
Mauna vrat (silence) · Sangam snan · Charity
అమావాస్యAmavasya
మాఘం · Krishna · New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
Pitru Tarpan · Ancestor remembrance · Shradh
ఫులేరా దూజ్Phulera Dooj
ఫాల్గుణం · Shukla · Start of Holi festivities — flower offerings at Krishna temples; only auspicious day of Phalguna
Flower play at temples · Phag songs
హోళాష్టక ప్రారంభంHolashtak Begins
ఫాల్గుణం · Shukla · Eight inauspicious days before Holi begin on Phalguna Shukla Ashtami
No auspicious events (weddings, mundan etc.) for 8 days
ఆమలకీ ఏకాదశిAmalaki Ekadashi
ఫాల్గుణం · Shukla · Worship of Amla tree and Lord Vishnu — very auspicious Ekadashi
Fasting · Amla tree puja · Vishnu worship · Charity
ప్రదోషం (శుక్ల)Pradosham (Shukla)
ఫాల్గుణం · Shukla · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
హోళికా దహన్Holika Dahan
ఫాల్గుణం · Shukla · Bonfire night — burning of demoness Holika; triumph of devotion over evil
Bonfire · Pradakshina (circumambulation) · Prayers
పూర్ణిమPurnima
ఫాల్గుణం · Shukla · Full Moon — auspicious for charity, Satyanarayan puja and river bathing
Satyanarayan Puja · River bathing · Lamp offering
హోళి (రంగ్వాలి / ధులండి)Holi (Rangwali / Dhulandi)
ఫాల్గుణం · Krishna · Festival of colors — celebrated on Krishna Pratipada, day after Holika Dahan
Gulal (dry color) · Pichkari (water guns) · Bhang · Community celebrations
సంకష్టి చతుర్థిSankashti Chaturthi
ఫాల్గుణం · Krishna · Monthly Ganesha worship for removing obstacles — fast until moonrise
Moonrise-time puja · Fasting until moonrise
రంగ పంచమిRanga Panchami
ఫాల్గుణం · Krishna · Holi with dry colors (gulal) — celebrated 5 days after Holi in Deccan
పాపమోచని ఏకాదశిPapmochani Ekadashi
ఫాల్గుణం · Krishna
Fasting · Vishnu worship · Tulasi puja · Dwadashi parana
ప్రదోషం (కృష్ణ)Pradosham (Krishna)
ఫాల్గుణం · Krishna · Auspicious twilight window (Pradosh Kala) for Shiva worship
Evening Shiva puja · Pradosh Vrat · Shiva Tandava path
మాస శివరాత్రిMasik Shivaratri
ఫాల్గుణం · Krishna · Monthly Shiva worship night — fast and evening puja
Night vigil · Shiva puja · Rudrabhishek
అమావాస్యAmavasya
ఫాల్గుణం · Krishna · New Moon — ancestral prayers and Pitru Tarpan
Pitru Tarpan · Ancestor remembrance · Shradh
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 →