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 1988 opens in August during Kollam Era 1163 · Kollam Era 1164 of the Hindu calendar.
August 1988
Kollam Era 1163 · Kollam Era 1164
Karkidakam – Chingam
Festivals & Vrats in August 1988
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 10:25 PM, Jul 31 – 7:13 PM, Aug 1
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:21 PM, Aug 4 – 11:20 AM, Aug 5
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:38 AM, Aug 7 – 11:20 AM, Aug 8
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:18 PM, Aug 9 – 1:52 PM, Aug 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:49 PM, Aug 10 – 3:46 PM, Aug 11
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:45 PM, Aug 11 – 5:59 PM, Aug 12
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 3:45 PM, Aug 11 – 5:59 PM, Aug 12
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 3:45 PM, Aug 11 – 5:59 PM, Aug 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 new moon.
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Karkidaka Vavu Bali Vrat
Tithi 3:45 PM, Aug 11 – 5:59 PM, Aug 12
Keralites offer Vavu Bali (tarpan) to their ancestors on the new moon of Karkidakam.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:59 PM, Aug 12 – 8:27 PM, Aug 13
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 1:43 AM, Aug 16 – 4:17 AM, Aug 17
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 4:12 AM, Aug 17 – 6:32 AM, Aug 18
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:37 AM, Aug 18 – 8:04 AM, Aug 19
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:23 AM, Aug 20 – 9:25 AM, Aug 21
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:36 AM, Aug 23 – 5:34 AM, Aug 24
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:54 AM, Aug 25 – 11:52 PM, Aug 25
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Onam (Thiruvonam)
Tithi 11:43 PM, Aug 25 – 8:14 PM, Aug 26
Kerala's harvest festival welcoming King Mahabali, with Pookalam, Onasadya and boat races.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 11:43 PM, Aug 25 – 8:14 PM, Aug 26
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 8:11 PM, Aug 26 – 4:26 PM, Aug 27
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Gayatri Jayanti
Tithi 8:11 PM, Aug 26 – 4:26 PM, Aug 27
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 8:11 PM, Aug 26 – 4:26 PM, Aug 27
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:11 PM, Aug 26 – 4:26 PM, Aug 27
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 8:11 PM, Aug 26 – 4:26 PM, Aug 27
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 4:25 PM, Aug 27 – 12:38 PM, Aug 28
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 5:38 AM, Aug 30 – 2:28 AM, Aug 31
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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