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 1978 opens in June during Kollam Era 1153 of the Hindu calendar.
June 1978
Kollam Era 1153
Edavam – Mithunam
Festivals & Vrats in June 1978
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Apara Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:14 PM, May 31 – 7:26 PM, Jun 1
Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:11 PM, Jun 2 – 9:14 PM, Jun 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 9:18 PM, Jun 3 – 10:41 PM, Jun 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 10:45 PM, Jun 4 – 12:26 AM, Jun 6
The birth of Lord Shani (Saturn) on Jyeshtha Amavasya — devotees offer mustard oil, black sesame and prayers to ease Shani's influence.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:45 PM, Jun 4 – 12:26 AM, Jun 6
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 10:45 PM, Jun 4 – 12:26 AM, Jun 6
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 12:31 AM, Jun 6 – 2:28 AM, Jun 7
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 7:14 AM, Jun 9 – 9:40 AM, Jun 10
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:06 PM, Jun 11 – 2:07 PM, Jun 12
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:47 PM, Jun 13 – 4:40 PM, Jun 14
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Nirjala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:11 PM, Jun 16 – 2:34 PM, Jun 17
The strictest Ekadashi — kept without even water; its merit is said to equal all twenty-four.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:22 PM, Jun 18 – 9:14 AM, Jun 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 5:46 AM, Jun 20 – 2:00 AM, Jun 21
The full moon of Jyeshtha — Vat Purnima and Deva Snana Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:46 AM, Jun 20 – 2:00 AM, Jun 21
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 5:46 AM, Jun 20 – 2:00 AM, Jun 21
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 2:00 AM, Jun 21 – 10:07 PM, Jun 21
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 2:34 PM, Jun 23 – 11:28 AM, Jun 24
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:35 AM, Jun 27 – 5:02 AM, Jun 28
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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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