Regional Festivals
Top Kannada Festivals 2028
The habba (festivals) of Karnataka. The year opens with Yugadi, the Kannada new year. Gowri Habba comes the day before Ganesh Chaturthi, the ten days of Navaratri end with Mysore Dasara, and Deepavali closes with Bali Padyami. Dates are for Bengaluru.
FAQ
Kannada Festivals 2028: FAQ
This calendar lists 26 of the most important Kannada festivals for 2028. Each has its exact date and weekday, worked out by Drik Ganita from the true positions of the Sun and Moon.
Vaikuntha Ekadashi is the first on this list, on Saturday, 8 January 2028.
Yes. Most festival dates depend on which tithi holds at sunrise or at a set time of day, and those times shift with location. These are for Bengaluru. Open any festival for its date and full panchang in your own city.
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The Stories Behind These Festivals
Story & meaning
What is Janmashtami?
The prison in Mathura and the crossing to Gokul as the Bhagavata tells them, the midnight abhishekam of Bal Gopal, and Kerala’s Ashtami Rohini.
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What is Ganesh Chaturthi?
The boy Parvati made, as the Shiva Purana tells it, the moon’s curse and the Syamantaka jewel, and the puja from sthapana to visarjan.
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What is Diwali?
Why lamps are lit, the stories behind the night, and what each of the five days is for.
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