Telugu Calendar 2020: List of Festivals and Fasts

Telugu Calendar 2020Telugu Calendar 2020 is known as Panchangam 2020 for Telugu people. People who belong to Telugu culture celebrate their new year with fall of spring from the month of March or April. Name of the Telugu new year is “Ugadi”. According to the Telugu customs and cultural, Ugadi comprises a cycle of 60 years. In India, there are multiple festivals celebrated by the various caste, creed and cultures. Such as Holi, Diwali, Ugadi, Dussehra etc. Telugu calendar is very much similar to any Hindu calendar or Indian calendar.

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Here we are presenting you the Telugu Calendar 2020 with all the specific festivals and events of Telugu people. Let’s take a look.

Telugu Calendar 2020

Holiday Day & Date
Bhogi (First Day of Pongal) Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Makar Sankranti Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Kanuma Thursday, January 16, 2020
Mukkanuma Friday, January 17, 2020
Republic Day Sunday, January 26, 2020
Ratha Saptami Saturday, February 1, 2020
Jaya Ekadashi Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Bhishma Dwadashi Thursday, February 6, 2020
Vijaya Ekadashi Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Maha Shivaratri Friday, February 21, 2020
Amalaki Ekadashi Friday, March 6, 2020
Papmochani Ekadashi Thursday, March 19, 2020
Ugadi / Telugu New Year Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Sri Rama Navami Thursday, April 2, 2020
Kamada Ekadashi Saturday, April 4, 2020
Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday Sunday, April 5, 2020
Good Friday Friday, April 10, 2020
Varuthini Ekadashi Saturday, April 18, 2020
Akshaya Tritiya Sunday, April 26, 2020
Mohini Ekadashi Sunday, May 03, 2020
Hanuman Jayanti Sunday, May 17, 2020
Apara Ekadashi Monday, May 18, 2020
Vat Savitri Puja Friday, May 22, 2020
Nirjala Ekadashi Tuesday, June 02, 2020
Yogini Ekadashi Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Puri Rath Yatra Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Guru Purnima Sunday, July 05, 2020
Kamika Ekadashi Thursday, July 16, 2020
Nag Panchami Saturday, July 25, 2020
Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Thursday, July 30, 2020
Varalakshmi Vratam Friday, July 31, 2020
Raksha Bandhan Monday, August 03, 2020
Krishna Janmashtami Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Ganesh Chaturthi Saturday, August 22, 2020
Parivartani Ekadashi Saturday, August 29, 2020
Pitru Paksha Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Vishwakarma Puja Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Indira Ekadashi Sunday, September 13, 2020
Navratri Begins Saturday, October 17, 2020
Maha Navami (Navratri ends) Sunday, October 25, 2020
Dussehra / Dasara Monday, October 26, 2020
Papankusha Ekadashi Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Karwa Chauth Wednesday, November 04, 2020
Rama Ekadashi Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Dhanteras Friday, November 13, 2020
Deepothsavam / Deepavali Sunday, November 15, 2020
Govardhan Puja Monday, November 16, 2020
Bhai Dooj Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Nagula Chavithi Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Utpanna Ekadashi Friday, December 11, 2020
Mokshada Ekadashi Friday, December 25, 2020
Margashirsha Purnima Wednesday, December 30, 2020

This Telugu calendar is a compiled form of all the specific festivals and fasts observed in the Tamil culture. It is a standardised list of all the important festivals with exact date and day. It is an individual platform where you can plan your holidays according to the exact day and date of the specific events.

Telugu Festivals 2020

Telugu Calendar 2020 basically contains the list of divine fasts and festivals celebrated in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Festivals are meant to bring happiness and joy in life. The dates and days of all the individual festivals are duly evaluated and calculated to provide the right information. Telugu people celebrate their festivals with great spirituality, devotion and joy. Let’s have a look at all the major festivals of Telugu Calendar.

Ugadi 2020

It is a famous festival of the Telugu community. Ugadi is also known as the beginning of Telugu New Year. It starts from the month of April or May, which is also known as the Chaitra month in Sanskrit. People generally begin the celebration of Ugadi a week before this fest. On this particular day, people decorate their houses with mango leaves. Notably, the entrance gate of every individual house is ornamented with mango leaves. Telugu people prepare special dishes on this day such as Puran Poli or Bobattu and Ugadi Pachadi. The details are mentioned in Telugu Calendar 2020 list.

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Makar Sankranthi 2020

Telugu community celebrate the festival of Makara Sankranthi with immense fervour and devotion. This festival is also observed in the Northern states with the same name. This lasts for up to four days and celebrates the feeling of love, devotion and togetherness. The second day is the most important, as people decorate their houses by making rangolis at the entrance, give away old items and give their life a new start. Natives prepare delicious food and offer to their ancestors. To know the dates check the Telugu Calendar 2020.

Bathukamma 2020

Bathukamma is known as the festival of flowers which is celebrated during the divine period of Navratri. This festival also lasts till the last day of Navratri. During this festival, Telugu women worship Goddess Parvati/Gauri by offering a huge amount of colourful flowers. Women offer red coloured flowers such as red roses, tulips, hibiscus and lilies along with different flowers such as marigold, lotus, daisy, etc. On each day of Bathukamma, young girls and women gather at one place and chant their folk songs. Each day of this festival comprises different values and importance.

Apart from these significant festivals of Telugu Calendar 2020, people of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana also celebrate Holi, Diwali, Dussehra, Karwa Chauth, Bhai Dooj, Rama Ekadashi and Ganesh Chaturthi.

Hope Telugu Calendar 2020 gives you an insight about different festivals and fasts observed in the specific southern states of India.