Next Telugu Festival: Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja), Tuesday 10 November 2026
This page always shows what comes next in the Telugu calendar: it is regenerated every hour from the same panchangam engine as the rest of the site, so the list moves on by itself as each festival passes. The 2026–27 festival season runs from Dasara through Deepavali, Karthika masam and Dhanurmasam to Sankranti; from today 23 season dates remain, the last on Saturday 16 January 2027. 13 of them fall on a different calendar day in at least one of New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Toronto, London or Sydney, because each city reaches the deciding tithi at its own local sunrise, sunset or moonrise; those dates are shown next to the India date. Karthika masam begins on Tuesday 10 November 2026, with 4 Karthika Somavaram (Monday) dates still ahead. Dhanurmasam, the month of Tiruppavai and the Mukkoti (Vaikuntha) Ekadashi, begins on Wednesday 16 December 2026. Each festival page gives the tithi timing, the rule that fixes the date, and for the main festivals a table of local timings for Indian, US, UK, Canadian and Australian cities.
Festival season 2026–27
| Date (India) | Festival | When | USA / Canada / UK / Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 10 November 2026 | Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja) | today | New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto, London: Mon, 9 Nov |
| Tuesday 10 November 2026 | Karthika Masam begins | today | New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto, London: Mon, 9 Nov |
| Wednesday 11 November 2026 | Bhagini Hasta Bhojanam (Yama Dwitiya) | tomorrow | New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto, London: Tue, 10 Nov |
| Friday 13 November 2026 | Nagula Chavithi | in 3 days | Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area: Thu, 12 Nov |
| Monday 16 November 2026 | Karthika Somavaram | in 6 days | same date |
| Saturday 21 November 2026 | Kshirabdi Dwadasi (Chilukula Dwadasi) | in 11 days | Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area: Fri, 20 Nov |
| Monday 23 November 2026 | Karthika Somavaram | in 13 days | same date |
| Tuesday 24 November 2026 | Karthika Pournami (Deepotsavam) | in 14 days | San Francisco Bay Area: Mon, 23 Nov |
| Monday 30 November 2026 | Karthika Somavaram | in 20 days | same date |
| Monday 7 December 2026 | Karthika Somavaram | in 27 days | same date |
| Wednesday 9 December 2026 | Margashira Masam begins | in 29 days | Sydney: Thu, 10 Dec |
| Thursday 10 December 2026 | Margashira Lakshmivaram | in 30 days | same date |
| Tuesday 15 December 2026 | Subrahmanya Shashti | in 35 days | San Francisco Bay Area: Mon, 14 Dec |
| Wednesday 16 December 2026 | Dhanurmasam begins | in 36 days | New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto: Tue, 15 Dec |
| Thursday 17 December 2026 | Margashira Lakshmivaram | in 37 days | same date |
| Sunday 20 December 2026 | Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Mukkoti Ekadashi) | in 40 days | San Francisco Bay Area: Sat, 19 Dec |
| Wednesday 23 December 2026 | Dattatreya Jayanti | in 43 days | same date |
| Thursday 24 December 2026 | Margashira Lakshmivaram | in 44 days | same date |
| Thursday 31 December 2026 | Margashira Lakshmivaram | in 51 days | same date |
| Thursday 7 January 2027 | Margashira Lakshmivaram | in 58 days | same date |
| Thursday 14 January 2027 | Bhogi | in 65 days | New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto, London: Wed, 13 Jan |
| Friday 15 January 2027 | Makara Sankranti | in 66 days | New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto, London: Thu, 14 Jan |
| Saturday 16 January 2027 | Kanuma | in 67 days | New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto, London: Fri, 15 Jan |
Last column: the local date in New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Toronto, London and Sydney when it differs from India.
Karthika Somavaram dates
India: Mon, 16 Nov · Mon, 23 Nov · Mon, 30 Nov · Mon, 7 Dec
Abroad, where Karthika masam begins on a different local day:
- New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto, London: Mon, 9 Nov, Mon, 16 Nov, Mon, 23 Nov, Mon, 30 Nov, Mon, 7 Dec
Festival dates abroad
Each country page lists every festival with the local date in each city: USA 2026 · United Kingdom 2026 · Canada 2026 · Australia 2026 · USA 2027 · United Kingdom 2027 · Canada 2027 · Australia 2027
FAQ
When is the next Telugu festival?
Bali Padyami (Govardhan Puja) on Tuesday 10 November 2026 (today, India).
When is Karthika Pournami 2026?
Tuesday 24 November 2026 in India. Abroad: San Francisco Bay Area: Mon, 23 Nov.
When is Vaikuntha Ekadashi 2026?
Sunday 20 December 2026 in India. Abroad: San Francisco Bay Area: Sat, 19 Dec.
When is Makara Sankranti 2027?
Friday 15 January 2027 in India. Abroad: New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto, London: Thu, 14 Jan.
Which are the Karthika Somavaram dates?
16 November 2026, 23 November 2026, 30 November 2026, 7 December 2026 (Mondays of Karthika masam, India).
Why is a festival on a different day in the USA?
A festival date is the day a tithi is current at a fixed part of the local day (sunrise, afternoon, evening or moonrise). The tithi ends at the same instant everywhere, but US clocks are 9.5 to 13.5 hours behind India, so the local day that meets the rule can be the previous calendar date.
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