Pattanaje

Closes the Yakshagana and Bhuta Kola season until the rains pass.

Tulu Nadu

Dates

YearDate
2026Monday, 1 June 2026
2027Tuesday, 1 June 2027
2028Wednesday, 31 May 2028
2029Friday, 1 June 2029
2030Saturday, 1 June 2030
2031Sunday, 1 June 2031

Dates are for Mumbai. A tithi that changes close to sunrise or sunset can fall a day earlier or later in another city, so for your own town open the festival in the app.

When it falls

18th day of Besha. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.

The story

Pattanaje marks the close of the Yakshagana and Bhuta Kola season in coastal Karnataka, which pauses until the monsoon has passed.

How it is kept

Troupes close the season with a ceremony, then put away their costumes and instruments until the new season begins.

Common questions

When is Pattanaje in 2027?

In 2027, Pattanaje falls on Tuesday, 1 June 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.

How is the date of Pattanaje decided?

18th day of Besha. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.

How is Pattanaje kept?

Troupes close the season with a ceremony, then put away their costumes and instruments until the new season begins.

Other festivals nearby

Open the Muhurtha app to see Pattanaje for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.

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