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 1999 opens in May during Kollam Era 1174 of the Hindu calendar.
May 1999
Kollam Era 1174
Medam – Edavam
Festivals & Vrats in May 1999
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Narada Jayanti
Tithi 8:24 PM, Apr 30 – 10:42 PM, May 1
The birth anniversary of the celestial sage Narada, the messenger of the gods and master of devotional music.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:24 PM, Apr 30 – 10:42 PM, May 1
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 3:34 AM, May 4 – 5:57 AM, May 5
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:55 AM, May 8 – 11:04 AM, May 9
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Apara Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:39 AM, May 11 – 7:17 AM, May 12
Believed to grant boundless wealth and wash away even grave sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:31 AM, May 13 – 1:26 AM, May 14
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 1:13 AM, May 14 – 9:35 PM, May 14
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Shani Jayanti
Tithi 9:30 PM, May 14 – 5:36 PM, May 15
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 9:30 PM, May 14 – 5:36 PM, May 15
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 9:30 PM, May 14 – 5:36 PM, May 15
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 5:34 PM, May 15 – 1:38 PM, May 16
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 6:28 AM, May 18 – 3:35 AM, May 19
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 1:20 AM, May 20 – 11:35 PM, May 20
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 11:06 PM, May 21 – 10:59 PM, May 22
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Padmini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:14 AM, May 25 – 2:53 AM, May 26
The bright (Shukla) Ekadashi of the extra month (Adhik Maas), kept only in leap-month years.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:07 AM, May 27 – 7:20 AM, May 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:47 AM, May 29 – 12:09 PM, May 30
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 9:47 AM, May 29 – 12:09 PM, May 30
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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Adhik Jyeshtha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 9:47 AM, May 29 – 12:09 PM, May 30
The full moon of Adhik (Purushottam) Jyeshtha — the leap month of 1999, held especially meritorious for fasting, charity and the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:47 AM, May 29 – 12:09 PM, May 30
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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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