Bangalore Press Panchanga
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಪ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಂಚಾಂಗ
Bangalore Press Panchanga, published by Bangalore Press since 1916, is one of the most widely-circulated Kannada panchangas. The press also publishes Tamil, Telugu, and English editions, making it one of the few multi-lingual panchanga publishers in South India.
Key Facts
| Region | Karnataka |
| Language | Kannada (also English, Tamil, Telugu editions) |
| Publisher | Bangalore Press |
| Founder | Bangalore Press (established 1916) |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Calculation | Drik Ganita with Lahiri Ayanamsa (modern editions); historically used Surya Siddhanta |
| Website | www.bangalorepress.com |
| Where to Get | Bangalore Press outlets, Karnataka bookstores, online retailers, newsstands at Yugadi |
Bangalore Press — A Century of Publishing
Bangalore Press was established in 1916 and has been publishing the annual Bangalore Press Panchanga continuously since then. It is one of the oldest continuously-operating panchanga publishers in South India.
Multi-Language Editions
- Kannada edition — primary, widely used in Karnataka
- Tamil edition — for Tamil-speaking Karnataka/Tamil Nadu households
- Telugu edition — for Telugu-speaking Karnataka population
- English edition — for diaspora and English-medium families
When Released
The annual edition is released at Yugadi (Kannada New Year, Chaitra Shukla Pratipada — typically late March/early April).
How Bangalore Press Panchanga arrives at a date
Bangalore Press Panchanga is calculated using Drik Ganita with Lahiri Ayanamsa (modern editions); historically used Surya Siddhanta. Drik Ganita means the positions of the sun and moon are computed for the moment being asked about, rather than read from the pre-computed mean-motion tables of the older Vakya method, and the Lahiri ayanamsa is the offset between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs that India adopted as its national standard. The Surya Siddhanta named alongside it is the lineage the method descends from, not how a current edition is computed.
That is the same basis the panchangam on this site is computed on, so the tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana published here are arrived at the same way. What this site does not do is reproduce Bangalore Press Panchanga: the figures here are computed for the date and place asked for, and no attempt is made to reconcile them with a printed edition.
Questions about Bangalore Press Panchanga
Can a festival fall on a different day in Bangalore Press Panchanga than on this site?
It can. The observance day is set by the tithi running at sunrise, and sunrise moves with longitude, so a tithi that begins in the hours either side of dawn can start before sunrise in Karnataka and after sunrise somewhere else. An edition prepared for one region and a calculation made for another city then differ by a day on that observance while agreeing on everything around it.
Where can readers get Bangalore Press Panchanga?
Through Bangalore Press outlets, Karnataka bookstores, online retailers, newsstands at Yugadi. The publisher is online at www.bangalorepress.com. A panchangam is an annual publication: a copy covers one samvatsara and is replaced each year rather than kept as a standing reference.
Does this site publish the dates printed in Bangalore Press Panchanga?
No. This page is a directory entry for a printed publication. Bangalore Press Panchanga is published by Bangalore Press, prepared in Kannada for readers in Karnataka. The daily panchangam on this site is computed independently and is not a reproduction of Bangalore Press Panchanga or of any other printed edition.