The Malayalam festival calendar (Kollam Era). Kerala festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Malayalam 1966 opens in October during Kollam Era 1142 of the Hindu calendar.
October 1966
Kollam Era 1142
Kanni – Thulam
Festivals & Vrats in October 1966
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Navratri (Saraswathi Puja)
Tithi 12:51 PM, Oct 13 – 9:21 AM, Oct 14
The autumn nine nights, culminating in Saraswathi Puja and Vidyarambham.
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Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja
Tithi 1:41 AM, Oct 23 – 3:52 AM, Oct 24
Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami.
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.
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.