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Months and the Telugu Calendar

The twelve months of the traditional Telugu calendar and the new year festival of Ugadi.

Telugu has a traditional lunisolar calendar alongside the international one used for daily business.

The Telugu months

Month Telugu Romanised
1 చైత్రం chaitram
2 వైశాఖం vaishaakham
3 జ్యేష్ఠం jyeshtham
4 ఆషాఢం aashaadham
5 శ్రావణం shraavanam
6 భాద్రపదం bhaadrapadam
7 ఆశ్వయుజం aashvayujam
8 కార్తీకం kaartheekam
9 మార్గశిరం maargashiram
10 పుష్యం pushyam
11 మాఘం maagham
12 ఫాల్గుణం phaalgunam

Ugadi

The Telugu new year begins with చైత్రం and is celebrated as ఉగాది (Ugadi), usually in March or April. People clean their homes, decorate doorways with mango leaves, and eat a special dish called ఉగాది పచ్చడి (Ugadi pachchadi), which combines six tastes, symbolising the mix of joys and sorrows in the year.

Months and customs

  • శ్రావణం is considered an auspicious month by many families.
  • కార్తీకం is known for lamp lighting and temple visits.

International months

For everyday use, people also name the international months, such as జనవరి, ఫిబ్రవరి, మార్చి, ఏప్రిల్, మే, జూన్, జులై, ఆగస్టు, సెప్టెంబర్, అక్టోబర్, నవంబర్ and డిసెంబర్.

Useful words

  • నెల (nela), month
  • సంవత్సరం (samvatsaram), year
  • తేదీ (thaedi), date

Check dates

Dates of festivals follow the lunar calendar and shift each year, so check a calendar.

Tips

  1. Learn the Telugu months for festivals.
  2. Use the international months for daily life.
  3. Use the dictionary to check names.

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