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 1968 opens in September during Kollam Era 1144 of the Hindu calendar.
September 1968
Kollam Era 1144
Chingam – Kanni
Festivals & Vrats in September 1968
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:25 AM, Sep 2 – 9:21 AM, Sep 3
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Onam (Thiruvonam)
Tithi 9:15 AM, Sep 3 – 7:25 AM, Sep 4
Kerala's harvest festival welcoming King Mahabali, with Pookalam, Onasadya and boat races.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:25 AM, Sep 4 – 5:45 AM, Sep 5
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 5:45 AM, Sep 5 – 4:15 AM, Sep 6
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 4:27 AM, Sep 6 – 3:24 AM, Sep 7
The full moon of Bhadrapada — on the eve of Pitru Paksha, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:27 AM, Sep 6 – 3:24 AM, Sep 7
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 4:27 AM, Sep 6 – 3:24 AM, Sep 7
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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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 3:37 AM, Sep 7 – 3:05 AM, Sep 8
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:37 AM, Sep 7 – 3:05 AM, Sep 8
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:32 AM, Sep 10 – 5:48 AM, Sep 11
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:51 PM, Sep 14 – 3:10 PM, Sep 15
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Indira Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:45 PM, Sep 17 – 7:40 PM, Sep 18
Observed during Pitru Paksha to liberate departed ancestors.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:51 PM, Sep 19 – 7:25 PM, Sep 20
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 7:23 PM, Sep 20 – 6:19 PM, Sep 21
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya
Tithi 6:18 PM, Sep 21 – 4:41 PM, Sep 22
The last day of Pitru Paksha for ancestral tarpan, and the herald of Durga Puja.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 6:18 PM, Sep 21 – 4:41 PM, Sep 22
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 6:18 PM, Sep 21 – 4:41 PM, Sep 22
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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Sharad Navratri Begins (Ghatasthapana)
Tithi 4:42 PM, Sep 22 – 2:37 PM, Sep 23
Nine nights of worship of Goddess Durga begin on Ashwin Shukla Pratipada, opened by the Ghatasthapana (kalash) ritual in Maharashtra and the garba and dandiya-raas nights of Gujarat; in Rajasthan the Karni Mata fair at Deshnok and the Jeen Mata fair draw great crowds.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:42 PM, Sep 22 – 2:37 PM, Sep 23
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 9:43 AM, Sep 25 – 7:06 AM, Sep 26
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Daksha Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 9:34 PM, Sep 29 – 7:45 PM, Sep 30
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Daksha Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Ashwina Shukla Navami.
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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