Telugu Calendar Year Names

The Telugu Calendar year starts on the day of Ugadi. Since, this festival marks start of the new year in the Telugu culture.

Telugu new year i.e. Ugadi for the year 2026 is on March 19th. This year is called as Parabhava (పరాభవ) which starts on March 19th, 2026. The previous part of the year 2026 was in the Telugu calendar year of Viswavasu (విశ్వావసు) till 18th March 2026.

As per Telugu calendar traditions,  each Yuga has a cycle of 60 years. These year names change on the day of the Ugadi festival.  Each year of the Telugu calendar has a specific name in the Panchangam (traditional Hindu calendar in Telugu). The Telugu calendar has 60 names corresponding to each year. Every 60 years a yuga gets completed and the names repeat in the next Yuga (next cycle). For example, the Telugu name for 1954 is “Jaya” which again got repeated after 60 years in 2014.

Ugadi is the Telugu new year festival that comes in the spring season (usually March or April). On this day many trees especially Neem trees bear fresh flowers and leaves.   The Ugadi festival is widely celebrated by Telugu people. On this day other neighboring states like Maharastra and Karnataka also celebrate new year.

The calendar that is used in the western world was instituted by Pope Gregory XIII in the year 1582 AD. For your convenience in the table below the western calendar year and the corresponding Telugu year name is provided with the current year coming first.

Note : * Year in western calendar in current yuga is listed in this column starting with current year for clarity.