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 1981 opens in April during Kollam Era 1156 of the Hindu calendar.
April 1981
Kollam Era 1156
Meenam – Medam
Festivals & Vrats in April 1981
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Papamochani Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:12 PM, Mar 31 – 12:57 PM, Apr 1
The Ekadashi that "destroys sins", observed as the lunar year draws to a close.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:17 AM, Apr 2 – 8:28 AM, Apr 3
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:28 AM, Apr 3 – 5:20 AM, Apr 4
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:20 AM, Apr 4 – 1:58 AM, Apr 5
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:20 AM, Apr 4 – 1:58 AM, Apr 5
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 5:20 AM, Apr 4 – 1:58 AM, Apr 5
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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Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Navratri
Tithi 1:49 AM, Apr 5 – 10:08 PM, Apr 5
The lunar new year of the Deccan and Maharashtra; the nine nights of Chaitra Navratri begin.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:49 AM, Apr 5 – 10:08 PM, Apr 5
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Swayambhuva Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Apr 6 – 2:45 PM, Apr 7
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Swayambhuva Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Chaitra Shukla Tritiya.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:40 PM, Apr 7 – 11:31 AM, Apr 8
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:28 AM, Apr 9 – 6:37 AM, Apr 10
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:09 AM, Apr 11 – 4:03 AM, Apr 12
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Rama Navami
Tithi 4:22 AM, Apr 12 – 3:59 AM, Apr 13
The birth of Lord Rama, celebrated with recitation of the Ramayana and temple processions.
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Vishu
Tithi 4:48 AM, Apr 14 – 5:39 AM, Apr 15
The Malayalam astronomical new year; the auspicious Vishukkani is viewed at dawn for a prosperous year.
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Kamada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:48 AM, Apr 14 – 5:39 AM, Apr 15
The wish-fulfilling Ekadashi that opens the new lunar year and grants desires.
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Thrissur Pooram
Tithi 5:52 AM, Apr 15 – 7:09 AM, Apr 16
Kerala's grandest temple festival of caparisoned elephants and percussion, on the Pooram star of Medam.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:15 AM, Apr 16 – 9:10 AM, Apr 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:11 AM, Apr 18 – 1:28 PM, Apr 19
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 11:11 AM, Apr 18 – 1:28 PM, Apr 19
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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Hanuman Jayanti
Tithi 11:11 AM, Apr 18 – 1:28 PM, Apr 19
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:11 AM, Apr 18 – 1:28 PM, Apr 19
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 11:11 AM, Apr 18 – 1:28 PM, Apr 19
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 8:42 PM, Apr 22 – 11:00 PM, Apr 23
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:31 AM, Apr 27 – 4:05 AM, Apr 28
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:51 AM, Apr 30 – 11:57 PM, Apr 30
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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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