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 1961 opens in April during Kollam Era 1136 of the Hindu calendar.
April 1961
Kollam Era 1136
Meenam – Medam
Festivals & Vrats in April 1961
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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 10:39 AM, Mar 31 – 11:17 AM, Apr 1
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:39 AM, Mar 31 – 11:17 AM, Apr 1
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swarochisha Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 10:39 AM, Mar 31 – 11:17 AM, Apr 1
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swarochisha Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Purnima.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:46 AM, Apr 4 – 9:36 AM, Apr 5
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:45 AM, Apr 8 – 2:47 AM, Apr 9
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:12 PM, Apr 10 – 7:49 PM, Apr 11
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:23 PM, Apr 12 – 3:05 PM, Apr 13
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Vishu
Tithi 5:23 PM, Apr 12 – 3:05 PM, Apr 13
The Malayalam astronomical new year; the auspicious Vishukkani is viewed at dawn for a prosperous year.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:03 PM, Apr 13 – 12:57 PM, Apr 14
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:51 PM, Apr 14 – 11:06 AM, Apr 15
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 12:51 PM, Apr 14 – 11:06 AM, Apr 15
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 12:51 PM, Apr 14 – 11:06 AM, Apr 15
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:51 PM, Apr 14 – 11:06 AM, Apr 15
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 9:27 AM, Apr 16 – 8:47 AM, Apr 17
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 9:27 AM, Apr 16 – 8:47 AM, Apr 17
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 8:14 AM, Apr 18 – 8:56 AM, Apr 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:53 AM, Apr 20 – 11:48 AM, Apr 21
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:02 PM, Apr 22 – 4:35 PM, Apr 23
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 4:36 PM, Apr 23 – 7:09 PM, Apr 24
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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Thrissur Pooram
Tithi 9:27 PM, Apr 25 – 11:24 PM, Apr 26
Kerala's grandest temple festival of caparisoned elephants and percussion, on the Pooram star of Medam.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:27 PM, Apr 25 – 11:24 PM, Apr 26
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:31 AM, Apr 28 – 1:15 AM, Apr 29
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Narasimha Jayanti
Tithi 1:03 AM, Apr 29 – 1:08 AM, Apr 30
Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha appeared at dusk on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi to save Prahlada; devotees fast and worship at twilight.
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Buddha Purnima
Tithi 12:55 AM, Apr 30 – 12:21 AM, May 1
The birth, enlightenment and nirvana of Gautama Buddha, on the full moon of Vaishakha.
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Vaishakha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:55 AM, Apr 30 – 12:21 AM, May 1
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 12:55 AM, Apr 30 – 12:21 AM, May 1
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.
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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