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 2060 opens in August during Kollam Era 1235 · Kollam Era 1236 of the Hindu calendar.
August 2060
Kollam Era 1235 · Kollam Era 1236
Makaram
Festivals & Vrats in August 2060
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 8:30 PM, Jul 31 – 10:27 PM, Aug 1
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 10:32 PM, Aug 1 – 12:53 AM, Aug 3
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:31 AM, Aug 4 – 6:03 AM, Aug 5
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 6:10 AM, Aug 5 – 8:03 AM, Aug 6
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:48 AM, Aug 7 – 10:21 AM, Aug 8
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:36 AM, Aug 9 – 9:39 AM, Aug 10
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:28 AM, Aug 11 – 6:21 AM, Aug 12
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 8:28 AM, Aug 11 – 6:21 AM, 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 full moon.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 8:28 AM, Aug 11 – 6:21 AM, Aug 12
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 8:28 AM, Aug 11 – 6:21 AM, Aug 12
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 8:28 AM, Aug 11 – 6:21 AM, Aug 12
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 8:28 AM, Aug 11 – 6:21 AM, Aug 12
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 10:47 PM, Aug 14 – 8:05 PM, Aug 15
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:48 PM, Aug 18 – 10:56 AM, Aug 19
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 12:48 PM, Aug 18 – 10:56 AM, Aug 19
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:45 AM, Aug 21 – 6:50 AM, Aug 22
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Som Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:07 AM, Aug 23 – 5:47 AM, Aug 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 5:47 AM, Aug 24 – 5:39 AM, Aug 25
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:52 AM, Aug 25 – 6:12 AM, Aug 26
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:52 AM, Aug 25 – 6:12 AM, Aug 26
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 5:52 AM, Aug 25 – 6:12 AM, Aug 26
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 5:38 AM, Aug 25 – 6:26 AM, Aug 26
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 8:57 AM, Aug 28 – 11:08 AM, Aug 29
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 8:57 AM, Aug 28 – 11:08 AM, Aug 29
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 4:12 PM, Aug 31 – 6:48 PM, Sep 1
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 1:32 PM, Aug 30 – 4:11 PM, Aug 31
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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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.
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