Karthika Masam 2026
కార్తీక మాసం
Karthika Masam is the Telugu month families keep for Lord Shiva: lamps are lit at dusk, Mondays (Karthika Somavaram) are kept with abhishekam, and Karthika Pournami is its full moon.
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- Karthika Masam begins
- Tuesday 10 November 2026
- Karthika Somavaram
- Mondays 16, 23 and 30 November, and 7 December 2026
- Karthika Pournami
- Tuesday 24 November 2026
- Karthika Masam ends
- Tuesday 8 December 2026
Dates for Hyderabad, from the panchang (drikpanchang.com Telugu panchanga, Hyderabad). Your pandit confirms the exact muhurat for your home. Online booking needs 24 hours' notice.
Pujas to book for Karthika Masam
Karthika Deepam
కార్తీక దీప పూజ
Light the sacred Karthika deepam with a pandit-led Shiva-Vishnu puja at home
Rudrabhishekam
రుద్రాభిషేకం
Shiva's abhishekam set to the sacred chants of Sri Rudram.
Mahanyasa Purvaka Rudrabhishekam
మహాన్యాస పూర్వక రుద్రాభిషేకం
The fullest home Rudrabhishekam, with Mahanyasam before the Namaka-Chamaka chant.
Abhishekam
అభిషేకం
A traditional abhishekam to bathe your family deity in devotion.
Shiva Puja
శివ పూజ
A simple, soothing puja to Lord Shiva for peace at home.
Satyanarayana Vratam
సత్యనారాయణ స్వామి వ్రతం
An evening of katha and prasadam, for the well-being of the whole family.