Telugu calendar

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The Telugu calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used predominantly in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to determine festivals, auspicious days, and regional New Year celebrations.

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Telugu calendar canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lunisolar calendar
alignsWith solar transit into Mesha (Aries)
basedOn lunar months
solar year
calendarType lunisolar
culturallyAssociatedWith Andhra culture
linked to: Andhra cuisine

Telangana culture
Telugu Hindu traditions
dividesMonthInto Krishna paksha
linked to: Krishna Paksha

Shukla paksha
linked to: Shukla Paksha
firstMonth Chaitra
linked to: Chaitra month
follows Hindu calendar system
hasMonth Ashadha
Ashwayuja
Bhadrapada
Chaitra
linked to: Chaitra month

Jyeshtha
linked to: Jyestha

Kartika
Magha
Margashira
Phalguna
Pushya
Shravana
Vaisakha
linked to: Vaishakha
newYearFestival Ugadi
observesFestival Dasara
linked to: Dasara festival

Deepavali
linked to: Diwali

Sankranti
linked to: Makar Sankranti

Sri Rama Navami
linked to: Rama Navami

Ugadi
Vinayaka Chavithi
regionalNewYearFestival Ugadi
relatedTo Panchangam
linked to: Panchang
usedAlongside Gregorian calendar
usedBy Telugu people
usedFor determining auspicious days
determining festivals
determining regional New Year
usedIn Andhra Pradesh
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
usesConcept karana
nakshatra
paksha
tithi
vara (weekday)
yoga
writtenInLanguage Telugu

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Tamil calendar relatedTo Telugu calendar
Telugu Hindus regionalCalendarVariant Telugu calendar