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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 1978 opens in August during Kollam Era 1153 · Kollam Era 1154 of the Hindu calendar.

August 1978

Kollam Era 1153 · Kollam Era 1154

Karkidakam – Chingam

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Festivals & Vrats in August 1978

  • Karkidaka Vavu Bali Vrat

    Thursday, 3 August 1978 Amavasya

    Tithi 4:09 AM, Aug 3 – 6:33 AM, Aug 4

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 9 August 1978 Panchami

    Tithi 2:30 PM, Aug 9 – 2:36 PM, Aug 10

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Onam (Thiruvonam)

    Thursday, 17 August 1978 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 10:55 PM, Aug 16 – 7:17 PM, Aug 17

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

    Gallery →

  • Avani Avittam (Upakarma)

    Friday, 18 August 1978 Purnima

    Tithi 7:16 PM, Aug 17 – 3:42 PM, Aug 18

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

  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 18 August 1978 Purnima

    Tithi 7:16 PM, Aug 17 – 3:42 PM, Aug 18

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

    Puja Vidhi → Vrat Food →

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Ashtami Rohini)

    Friday, 25 August 1978 Ashtami

    Tithi 5:12 AM, Aug 25 – 6:14 AM, Aug 26

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

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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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