Telugu calendar 2026: Month-wise Ekadashi, Pradosh vrat and festival dates

New Delhi:

The Telugu calendar has its own steady rhythm. It moves with lunar phases, solar shifts, and long-held observances that quietly guide daily worship, fasting, and festival planning.

In 2026, the Telugu calendar brings a full year of Ekadashis, Pradosh vratas, Sankashti days, and major celebrations that many households still follow closely, marking time in a way that feels rooted and familiar.

Telugu calendar January 2026: Pradosh, Ekadashi and Sankashti dates

January 1, Thursday

• Guru Pradosh Vrat

January 6, Tuesday

• Lambodara Sankashtahara

January 14, Wednesday

• Shattila Ekadashi

January 16, Friday

• Shukra Pradosh Vrat

January 29, Thursday

• Bhishma Dwadashi
• Jaya Ekadashi

January 30, Friday

• Shukra Pradosh Vrat

Telugu calendar February 2026: Maha Shivaratri and Ekadashi list

February 5, Thursday

• Dwijapriya Sankashtahara

February 13, Friday

• Vijaya Ekadashi

February 14, Saturday

• Shani Trayodashi
• Shani Pradosh Vrat

February 15, Sunday

• Maha Shivaratri

February 27, Friday

• Amalaki Ekadashi

February 28, Saturday

• Narasimha Dwadashi
• Shani Trayodashi
• Shani Pradosh Vrat

Telugu calendar March 2026: Ugadi, Rama Navami and Holi

March 2, Monday

• Chhoti Holi
• Holika Dahan

March 3, Tuesday

• Holi

March 6, Friday

• Bhalachandra Sankashtahara

March 15, Sunday

• Papamochani Ekadashi

March 16, Monday

• Soma Pradosh Vrat

March 19, Thursday

• Ugadi

March 21, Saturday

• Dola Gowri Vratam
• Andolana Trutiya

March 26, Thursday

• Shree Rama Navami (Smarta)

March 27, Friday

• Shree Rama Navami (ISKCON)

March 29, Sunday

• Vamana Dwadashi
• Kamada Ekadashi

March 30, Monday

• Soma Pradosh Vrat

Telugu calendar April 2026: Akshaya Trutiya and Ekadashi dates

April 2, Thursday

• Madana Pournami

April 5, Sunday

• Vikata Sankashtahara

April 13, Monday

• Varuthini Ekadashi

April 15, Wednesday

• Budha Pradosh Vrat

April 19, Sunday

• Akshaya Trutiya

April 27, Monday

• Mohini Ekadashi

April 28, Tuesday

• Parashurama Dwadashi
• Bhauma Pradosh Vrat

Telugu calendar May 2026: Hanuman Jayanthi and Padmini Ekadashi

May 5, Tuesday

• Ekadanta Sankashtahara

May 12, Tuesday

• Hanuman Jayanthi

May 13, Wednesday

• Apara Ekadashi

May 14, Thursday

• Guru Pradosh Vrat

May 27, Wednesday

• Adhika Ramalakshmana Dwadashi
• Padmini Ekadashi

May 28, Thursday

• Guru Pradosh Vrat

Telugu calendar June 2026: Nirjala Ekadashi and Pradosh vrat

June 3, Wednesday

• Vibhuvana Sankashtahara

June 11, Thursday

• Parama Ekadashi

June 12, Friday

• Shukra Pradosh Vrat

June 25, Thursday

• Nirjala Ekadashi

June 26, Friday

• Ramalakshmana Dwadashi

June 27, Saturday

• Shani Trayodashi
• Shani Pradosh Vrat

Telugu calendar July 2026: Devshayani Ekadashi and Sankashti

July 3, Friday

• Krishnapingala Sankashtahara

July 10, Friday

• Yogini Ekadashi

July 11, Saturday

• Gauna Yogini Ekadashi
• Vaishnava Yogini Ekadashi

July 12, Sunday

• Ravi Pradosh Vrat

July 25, Saturday

• Vasudeva Dwadashi
• Devshayani Ekadashi

July 26, Sunday

• Ravi Pradosh Vrat

Telugu calendar August 2026: Varalakshmi Vratam and Raksha Bandhan

August 2, Sunday

• Gajanana Sankashtahara

August 9, Sunday

• Kamika Ekadashi

August 10, Monday

• Soma Pradosh Vrat

August 13, Thursday

• Agastya Arghya

August 23, Sunday

• Shravana Putrada Ekadashi

August 24, Monday

• Damodara Dwadashi

August 25, Tuesday

• Bhauma Pradosh Vrat

August 27, Thursday

• Jandhyala Purnima

August 28, Friday

• Varalakshmi Vratam
• Raksha Bandhan

August 31, Monday

• Heramba Sankashtahara

Telugu calendar September 2026: Krishna Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturthi

September 4, Friday

• Krishna Janmashtami

September 7, Monday

• Aja Ekadashi

September 8, Tuesday

• Bhauma Pradosh Vrat

September 14, Monday

• Ganesh Chaturthi

September 22, Tuesday

• Kalki Dwadashi
• Parivartani Ekadashi

September 24, Thursday

• Guru Pradosh Vrat

September 25, Friday

• Ganesh Visarjan

September 29, Tuesday

• Vighnaraja Sankashtahara

Telugu calendar October 2026: Navratri, Dussehra and Ekadashi

October 6, Tuesday

• Indira Ekadashi

October 8, Thursday

• Guru Pradosh Vrat

October 11, Sunday

• Navratri Begins

October 19, Monday

• Durga Ashtami
• Maha Navami

October 20, Tuesday

• Dussehra

October 22, Thursday

• Padmanabha Dwadashi
• Papankusha Ekadashi

October 23, Friday

• Shukra Pradosh Vrat

October 28, Wednesday

• Atla Tadde

October 29, Thursday

• Vakratunda Sankashtahara

Telugu calendar November 2026: Diwali and Devutthana Ekadashi

November 5, Thursday

• Rama Ekadashi

November 6, Friday

• Shukra Pradosh Vrat

November 8, Sunday

• Lakshmi Puja
• Diwali

November 13, Friday

• Nagula Chavithi

November 20, Friday

• Devutthana Ekadashi

November 21, Saturday

• Yogeshwara Dwadashi
• Gauna Devutthana Ekadashi
• Vaishnava Devutthana Ekadashi

November 22, Sunday

• Ravi Pradosh Vrat

November 27, Friday

• Ganadhipa Sankashtahara

Telugu calendar December 2026: Mokshada Ekadashi and Sankashti

December 4, Friday

• Utpanna Ekadashi

December 6, Sunday

• Ravi Pradosh Vrat

December 14, Monday

• Naga Panchami

December 20, Sunday

• Mokshada Ekadashi

December 21, Monday

• Matsya Dwadashi
• Soma Pradosh Vrat

December 26, Saturday

• Akhuratha Sankashtahara

Taken as a whole, the year reflects balance rather than rush. It reminds us that faith, in the Telugu tradition, unfolds patiently, one sacred day at a time.

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