November festival calendar: Deepavali falls on a Sunday, Karthika Purnima holiday on Nov 24, and Karthika homams at Tirupati's Kapileswara temple from Nov 10

Here are the November festivals and holidays for the Telugu states. Deepavali falls on a Sunday this year, so employees and students get no extra day off.

Key dates

• November 8 (Sunday): Deepavali, a general holiday on Telangana's list. Naraka Chaturdashi, an optional holiday, falls the same day.
• November 14 (Saturday): second Saturday holiday.
• November 24 (Tuesday): Karthika Purnima and Guru Nanak Jayanti. A general holiday in Telangana; Hans India reports schools, colleges and offices will close in both states.
• AP will have extra closures in areas holding local elections; dates are not yet out.

Karthika homams at Kapileswara temple

TTD says Karthika month pujas and homams at Sri Kapileswara Swamy temple in Tirupati begin with ankurarpana on November 10 and end on December 8. Sri Kamakshi Ammavari (Chandi) Homam runs November 18–26, Sri Kapileswara Swamy (Rudra) Homam November 27 to December 7, and Sri Sivaparvathi Kalyanam is on December 7 for Masa Shivaratri. Each homam or kalyanam costs ₹500 per couple and includes an uttariyam, a ravike and annaprasadam. Traditional dress is mandatory. TTD has held these collective homams since 2012.