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 2053 opens in April during Kollam Era 1228 of the Hindu calendar.
April 2053
Kollam Era 1228
Makaram
Festivals & Vrats in April 2053
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Chaitra Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:04 PM, Apr 2 – 11:51 AM, Apr 3
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 12:04 PM, Apr 2 – 11:51 AM, Apr 3
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 12:04 PM, Apr 2 – 11:51 AM, Apr 3
The birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman, marked with readings of the Hanuman Chalisa.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:04 PM, Apr 2 – 11:51 AM, Apr 3
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 12:04 PM, Apr 2 – 11:51 AM, Apr 3
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 1:46 PM, Apr 6 – 3:30 PM, Apr 7
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 10:24 PM, Apr 10 – 12:44 AM, Apr 12
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Vishu
Tithi 3:57 AM, Apr 14 – 4:56 AM, Apr 15
The Malayalam astronomical new year; the auspicious Vishukkani is viewed at dawn for a prosperous year.
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Varuthini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 3:57 AM, Apr 14 – 4:56 AM, Apr 15
A fast that grants protection, good fortune and freedom from sin.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:35 AM, Apr 16 – 4:07 AM, Apr 17
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:48 AM, Apr 17 – 2:36 AM, Apr 18
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:20 AM, Apr 18 – 12:29 AM, Apr 19
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:20 AM, Apr 18 – 12:29 AM, Apr 19
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 2:20 AM, Apr 18 – 12:29 AM, 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 new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:19 AM, Apr 19 – 9:56 PM, Apr 19
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Parashurama Jayanti
Tithi 9:51 PM, Apr 19 – 7:06 PM, Apr 20
The birth of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, on Vaishakha Shukla Tritiya, observed with fasting and worship during pradosha.
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Akshaya Tritiya (Akha Teej)
Tithi 7:04 PM, Apr 20 – 4:09 PM, Apr 21
An auspicious day for new beginnings and buying gold; whatever is begun is believed to prosper. In Rajasthan this Akha Teej is a major wedding day, and Sindhis keep it as Akhand Teej.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:08 PM, Apr 21 – 1:12 PM, Apr 22
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 10:16 AM, Apr 23 – 7:48 AM, Apr 24
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:32 AM, Apr 25 – 3:27 AM, Apr 26
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Sita Navami
Tithi 3:38 AM, Apr 26 – 1:59 AM, Apr 27
The appearance day of Goddess Sita on Vaishakha Shukla Navami; married women fast for the long life of their husbands, honouring Sita's devotion.
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Thrissur Pooram
Tithi 1:06 AM, Apr 28 – 12:20 AM, Apr 29
Kerala's grandest temple festival of caparisoned elephants and percussion, on the Pooram star of Medam.
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Mohini Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:06 AM, Apr 28 – 12:20 AM, Apr 29
Frees the devotee from delusion (moha), named after Vishnu's Mohini avatar.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:13 AM, Apr 30 – 12:17 AM, May 1
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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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.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.