Devarkadra — Karthika Masam 2026
Karthika Masam 2026 for Devarkadra (Devarakadra Mandal, Mahabubnagar): the month's key days from Drik Panchang via HinduTone, sunrise and sunset computed for the village's own map point, and the Hindu temples the map names nearby.
- Verified village-specific: none yet
- Community-reported: none yet
- General Karthika practice (regional)
Key days of Karthika Masam 2026
| Observance | Date | Day | Sunset | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karthika Masam begins | Tue 10 Nov | Tuesday | 5:45 pm | — |
| Nagula Chavithi | Fri 13 Nov | Friday | 5:44 pm | — |
| Skanda Sashti | Sun 15 Nov | Sunday | 5:44 pm | — |
| First Karthika Somavaram | Mon 16 Nov | Monday | 5:44 pm | Vrishchika Sankranti |
| Ksheerabdi Dwadasi · Tulasi Vivaham | Sat 21 Nov | Saturday | 5:43 pm | Drik Panchang (Hyderabad) gives 21 November; some regional panchangams keep Ksheerabdi Dwadasi on 22 November. Confirm with your temple. |
| Second Karthika Somavaram | Mon 23 Nov | Monday | 5:43 pm | Vaikuntha Chaturdashi |
| Karthika Pournami | Tue 24 Nov | Tuesday | 5:43 pm | Karthigai Deepam, Dev Diwali, Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| Third Karthika Somavaram | Mon 30 Nov | Monday | 5:44 pm | — |
| Fourth Karthika Somavaram | Mon 7 Dec | Monday | 5:45 pm | Karthika Masa Shivaratri |
| Karthika Amavasya — the month ends | Tue 8 Dec | Tuesday | 5:46 pm | — |
Dates may vary by regional panchangam — confirm with your temple.
Karthika Somavarams (the four Mondays)
Mondays of the month, kept for Shiva. The evening lamp is lit at sunset; the sunset for each Monday is in the table.
- Mon 16 Nov — First Karthika Somavaram · Sunset 5:44 pm · Vrishchika Sankranti
- Mon 23 Nov — Second Karthika Somavaram · Sunset 5:43 pm · Vaikuntha Chaturdashi
- Mon 30 Nov — Third Karthika Somavaram · Sunset 5:44 pm
- Mon 7 Dec — Fourth Karthika Somavaram · Sunset 5:45 pm · Karthika Masa Shivaratri
Karthika Pournami
Tue 24 Nov — sunset at 5:43 pm in Devarkadra. · Karthigai Deepam, Dev Diwali, Guru Nanak Jayanti
Dates may vary by regional panchangam — confirm with your temple. Tithi end times, snanam and puja muhurat: HinduTone's day-by-day calendar (Drik Panchang).
Hindu temples mapped near Devarkadra
From the places directory (OpenStreetMap and Wikidata contributors), where the map names them — never a complete list. Temples whose own name carries a Shiva name are listed first and marked “named for Shiva”; the name is the only thing known about the deity. 21 mapped temples · 2 named for Shiva.
Within 10 km of Devarkadra, straight line, nearest first.
- Shivalayamnamed for Shiva6.0 km away
- Chandramouli Swamy Templenamed for Shiva6.0 km away
- pochamma temple3.4 km away
- Hanuman temple3.6 km away
- Brahammgari temple3.7 km away
- Manyamkonda5.6 km away
- Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara Swamy Temple5.8 km away
- Hanuman Temple5.9 km away
All places of worship near Devarkadra → · Temple missing or wrongly placed? Tell us
Sunrise and sunset in Devarkadra
The evening deepam is lit at sunset. Times are for this village's own map point.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Nov | 6:20 am | 5:45 pm |
| Wed 11 Nov | 6:20 am | 5:45 pm |
| Thu 12 Nov | 6:21 am | 5:44 pm |
| Fri 13 Nov · Nagula Chavithi | 6:21 am | 5:44 pm |
| Sat 14 Nov | 6:22 am | 5:44 pm |
| Sun 15 Nov · Skanda Sashti | 6:22 am | 5:44 pm |
| Mon 16 Nov · First Karthika Somavaram | 6:23 am | 5:44 pm |
| Tue 17 Nov | 6:23 am | 5:44 pm |
| Wed 18 Nov | 6:24 am | 5:43 pm |
| Thu 19 Nov | 6:24 am | 5:43 pm |
| Fri 20 Nov | 6:25 am | 5:43 pm |
| Sat 21 Nov · Ksheerabdi Dwadasi · Tulasi Vivaham | 6:25 am | 5:43 pm |
| Sun 22 Nov | 6:26 am | 5:43 pm |
| Mon 23 Nov · Second Karthika Somavaram | 6:27 am | 5:43 pm |
| Tue 24 Nov · Karthika Pournami | 6:27 am | 5:43 pm |
| Wed 25 Nov | 6:28 am | 5:43 pm |
| Thu 26 Nov | 6:28 am | 5:43 pm |
| Fri 27 Nov | 6:29 am | 5:43 pm |
| Sat 28 Nov | 6:29 am | 5:44 pm |
| Sun 29 Nov | 6:30 am | 5:44 pm |
| Mon 30 Nov · Third Karthika Somavaram | 6:31 am | 5:44 pm |
| Tue 1 Dec | 6:31 am | 5:44 pm |
| Wed 2 Dec | 6:32 am | 5:44 pm |
| Thu 3 Dec | 6:32 am | 5:44 pm |
| Fri 4 Dec | 6:33 am | 5:45 pm |
| Sat 5 Dec | 6:33 am | 5:45 pm |
| Sun 6 Dec | 6:34 am | 5:45 pm |
| Mon 7 Dec · Fourth Karthika Somavaram | 6:35 am | 5:45 pm |
| Tue 8 Dec · Karthika Amavasya — the month ends | 6:35 am | 5:46 pm |
Sunrise and sunset: computed for this point with the NOAA solar-position equations, Indian Standard Time, rounded to the minute (about ±1 minute).
Help us document how Devarkadra celebrates Karthika Masam
A deepotsavam at the temple, Vana Bhojanam, a Somavaram abhishekam, the Pournami lamps: add it as an event or a post from Devarkadra. Residents' contributions are reviewed before they appear here, and verified ones will be marked as such.
Reviewed before publishing · residents of the village
In the Telugu and Kannada states, Karthika Masam is kept with an early-morning bath, a lamp lit at sunset each evening, Shiva worship on the Mondays and Tulasi worship at home; Karthika Pournami is the night of many lamps at temples. How any one village keeps the month is for its residents to tell — nothing below is claimed about this village in particular.
Meaning, vratham and mantras (HinduTone)
- Karthika Masam 2026: dates, festivals and the deepam tradition (External site)
- Karthika Masam 2026 calendar, day by day (tithis and muhurat) (External site)
- Karthika Somavaram 2026 dates in India (External site)
- Karthika Masam 2026 deepam and snanam timings, city-wise (External site)
- How to perform Karthika Masam vratham at home (External site)
- Karthika Pournami 2026 (External site)
Linked, not copied: HinduTone is an independent site. VoiceOfVillage lists dates, sunset and mapped temples only.
Other villages in Devarakadra Mandal
- Dates: Drik Panchang (Hyderabad day panchang), as published by HinduTone; retrieved 8 November 2026. Karthika Masam 2026 calendar, day by day · Karthika Masam 2026: dates, festivals and the deepam tradition · Karthika Somavaram 2026 dates in India
- Sunrise and sunset: computed for this point with the NOAA solar-position equations, Indian Standard Time, rounded to the minute (about ±1 minute).