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 1991 opens in December during Kollam Era 1167 of the Hindu calendar.
December 1991
Kollam Era 1167
Vrischikam – Dhanu
Festivals & Vrats in December 1991
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 6:13 AM, Dec 1 – 5:45 AM, Dec 2
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:08 AM, Dec 3 – 6:34 AM, Dec 4
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:47 AM, Dec 4 – 7:39 AM, Dec 5
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Dec 5 – 9:26 AM, Dec 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 7:42 AM, Dec 5 – 9:26 AM, Dec 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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Dec 5 – 9:26 AM, Dec 6
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:42 AM, Dec 5 – 9:26 AM, Dec 6
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 4:23 PM, Dec 9 – 7:09 PM, Dec 10
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 9:53 PM, Dec 11 – 12:24 AM, Dec 13
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:53 PM, Dec 11 – 12:24 AM, Dec 13
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 2:17 AM, Dec 14 – 3:50 AM, Dec 15
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Dhanurmasam Begins
Tithi 4:07 AM, Dec 16 – 4:07 AM, Dec 17
The month of dawn Vishnu worship (Tiruppavai / Dhanurmasa) begins as the Sun enters Dhanu.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 3:48 AM, Dec 17 – 2:58 AM, Dec 18
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Gita Jayanti / Mokshada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:48 AM, Dec 17 – 2:58 AM, Dec 18
The day the Bhagavad Gita was revealed to Arjuna, observed with the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:48 AM, Dec 19 – 10:24 PM, Dec 19
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 7:17 PM, Dec 20 – 3:54 PM, Dec 21
The full moon of Margashirsha — kept with Dattatreya worship, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Margashirsha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:17 PM, Dec 20 – 3:54 PM, Dec 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 7:17 PM, Dec 20 – 3:54 PM, Dec 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 3:54 PM, Dec 21 – 12:21 PM, Dec 22
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 5:24 AM, Dec 24 – 2:09 AM, Dec 25
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 7:51 PM, Dec 27 – 6:58 PM, Dec 28
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Saphala Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:12 PM, Dec 30 – 8:13 PM, Dec 31
A fast that is believed to make all of one's endeavours fruitful.
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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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