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Malayalam Calendar (Kollam Era)

The Malayalam festival calendar (Kollam Era). Kerala festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

Malayalam 1964 opens in August during Kollam Era 1139 · Kollam Era 1140 of the Hindu calendar.

August 1964

Kollam Era 1139 · Kollam Era 1140

Karkidakam – Chingam

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Festivals & Vrats in August 1964

  • Karkidaka Vavu Bali Vrat

    Friday, 7 August 1964 Amavasya

    Tithi 3:39 AM, Aug 7 – 12:41 AM, Aug 8

    Keralites offer Vavu Bali (tarpan) to their ancestors on the new moon of Karkidakam.

    Vrat Food →

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 12 August 1964 Panchami

    Tithi 5:32 PM, Aug 12 – 6:17 PM, Aug 13

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

    Vrat Food →

  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 21 August 1964 Trayodashi

    Tithi 7:42 AM, Aug 20 – 9:11 AM, Aug 21

    Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.

    Puja Vidhi → Vrat Food →

  • Onam (Thiruvonam)

    Saturday, 22 August 1964 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 9:22 AM, Aug 21 – 10:20 AM, Aug 22

    Kerala's harvest festival welcoming King Mahabali, with Pookalam, Onasadya and boat races.

    Gallery →

  • Avani Avittam (Upakarma)

    Sunday, 23 August 1964 Purnima

    Tithi 10:30 AM, Aug 22 – 10:55 AM, Aug 23

    Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Ashtami Rohini)

    Sunday, 30 August 1964 Ashtami

    Tithi 3:44 AM, Aug 30 – 1:47 AM, Aug 31

    The birth of Lord Krishna on the Rohini star of Chingam.

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 Calendar (Kollam Era)

The Malayalam festival calendar (Kollam Era). Kerala festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

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