Telugu Festivals in January 2026
Every Telugu festival, vratam, ekadashi, amavasya and pournami of January 2026 with its date in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST), the tithi behind it, and the date in the United States (New York) when it differs. 13 entries. Dates are computed from the amanta Telugu calendar rules stated on each festival page, with the tithi checked against Hyderabad's sunrise, midday, afternoon, dusk or midnight as each festival requires. Key dates: Bhogi – 13 January 2026; Makara Sankranti – 14 January 2026. January 2026 spans Pushya masa and Magha masa (from 19 Jan), Vishvavasu samvatsara. Sankashti Chaturthi: 6. Masa Sivaratri: 16. Pradosham: 1, 16, 30. The month has 2 ekadashis (Shattila Ekadashi 14, Bhishma Ekadashi 29), 1 amavasya and 1 pournami. Dates abroad can be a day earlier: each festival page lists the local date in every city, and each city has its own festival list. Government holidays and Muslim/Christian dates are not included; solar 'karte' entries and monthly pradosham/sivaratri are on the daily pages.
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| Date (IST) | Festival | Tithi | USA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 3 January 2026 | Pushya Pournami | Sukla Pournami | 2 January 2026 |
| Tuesday 13 January 2026 | Bhogi | ||
| Wednesday 14 January 2026 | Makara Sankranti | ||
| Wednesday 14 January 2026 | Shattila Ekadashi | Bahula Ekadasi | |
| Wednesday 14 January 2026 | Uttarayana begins | ||
| Thursday 15 January 2026 | Kanuma | ||
| Friday 16 January 2026 | Mukkanuma | ||
| Sunday 18 January 2026 | Pushya Amavasya | Bahula Amavasya | |
| Monday 19 January 2026 | Magha Masam begins | Sukla Padyami | |
| Friday 23 January 2026 | Vasanta Panchami (Sri Panchami) | Sukla Panchami | |
| Sunday 25 January 2026 | Ratha Saptami | Sukla Saptami | |
| Monday 26 January 2026 | Bhishma Ashtami | Sukla Ashtami | 25 January 2026 |
| Thursday 29 January 2026 | Bhishma Ekadashi (Jaya) | Sukla Ekadasi | 28 January 2026 |
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