✦ Telugu Calendar ✦
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✦ Telugu Panchangam — beginning at Ugadi ✦
✦ About Telugu Calendar ✦
The Telugu calendar is lunisolar, using both Saka Samvat and Vikram Samvat. The unique "Samvatsara Chakra" is a 60-year cycle, each year having its own name (Prabhava, Vibhava, Shukla…). 2026 = "Krodhana" samvatsara.
New Year — "Ugadi" — is celebrated on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. State holiday in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Ugadi "Pachadi" — a six-flavor mixture symbolizing life's blend — is the day's signature dish.
Telugu Panchangam includes references to "Hevalambi", "Kalayukti", etc. — this 60-year cycle is shared across Telugu, Kannada, Tamil traditions. Months parallel the Marathi calendar.
Type
Lunisolar (with adhik mas insertion)
Era / Samvat
Saka Samvat + 60-year Samvatsara cycle
New Year
Ugadi — Chaitra Shukla Pratipada (March–April)
✦ The 12 Months ✦
📅 Mar – Apr
Ugadi, Rama Navami
📅 Apr – May
Akshay Tritiya
📅 May – Jun
📅 Jun – Jul
Guru Purnima
📅 Jul – Aug
Vara Lakshmi Vrat
📅 Aug – Sep
Vinayaka Chaturthi
📅 Sep – Oct
Dasara
📅 Oct – Nov
Deepavali
📅 Nov – Dec
📅 Dec – Jan
📅 Jan – Feb
Maha Shivratri
📅 Feb – Mar
Holi
✦ Major Festivals ✦
Ugadi
📅 Chaitra
Vinayaka Chaturthi
📅 Bhadrapada
Dasara
📅 Ashvayuja
Karthika Purnima
📅 Karthika
Vara Lakshmi Vrat
📅 Shravana
Sri Rama Navami
📅 Chaitra