The Malayalam Panchangam (Kolla Varsham). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Malayalam solar month and the Kollam Era year.
Malayalam Panchangam 1960 opens in April during Kollam Era 1135 of the Hindu calendar.
April 1960
Kollam Era 1135
Meenam – Medam
Festivals & Vrats in April 1960
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:34 PM, Apr 1 – 8:55 PM, Apr 2
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:23 PM, Apr 3 – 1:46 AM, Apr 5
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 1:42 AM, Apr 5 – 3:49 AM, Apr 6
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:06 AM, Apr 7 – 6:11 AM, Apr 8
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:54 AM, Apr 9 – 5:34 AM, Apr 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 3:52 AM, Apr 11 – 2:10 AM, Apr 12
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:52 AM, Apr 11 – 2:10 AM, Apr 12
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 3:52 AM, Apr 11 – 2:10 AM, Apr 12
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 3:52 AM, Apr 11 – 2:10 AM, Apr 12
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:57 AM, Apr 12 – 11:42 PM, Apr 12
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vishu
Tithi 11:35 PM, Apr 12 – 8:57 PM, Apr 13
The Malayalam astronomical new year; the auspicious Vishukkani is viewed at dawn for a prosperous year.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:02 PM, Apr 14 – 3:09 PM, Apr 15
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:27 AM, Apr 18 – 5:30 AM, Apr 19
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:48 AM, Apr 21 – 1:55 AM, Apr 22
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:45 AM, Apr 23 – 1:43 AM, Apr 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:51 AM, Apr 24 – 2:12 AM, Apr 25
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:20 AM, Apr 25 – 3:05 AM, Apr 26
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:20 AM, Apr 25 – 3:05 AM, Apr 26
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 2:20 AM, Apr 25 – 3:05 AM, Apr 26
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:14 AM, Apr 26 – 4:22 AM, Apr 27
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 4:21 AM, Apr 27 – 6:12 AM, Apr 28
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 4:21 AM, Apr 27 – 6:12 AM, Apr 28
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:10 AM, Apr 29 – 10:32 AM, Apr 30
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Malayalam Panchangam (Kolla Varsham)
The Malayalam Panchangam (Kolla Varsham). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Malayalam solar month and the Kollam Era year.
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