Malayalam
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 1979 opens in August during Kollam Era 1154 · Kollam Era 1155 of the Hindu calendar.

August 1979

Kollam Era 1154 · Kollam Era 1155

Karkidakam – Chingam

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Festivals & Vrats in August 1979

  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 3 August 1979 Dashami

    Tithi 11:43 PM, Aug 2 – 11:02 PM, Aug 3

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

    Puja Vidhi → Vrat Food →

  • Avani Avittam (Upakarma)

    Wednesday, 8 August 1979 Purnima

    Tithi 12:32 PM, Aug 7 – 8:51 AM, Aug 8

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

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Ashtami Rohini)

    Wednesday, 15 August 1979 Ashtami

    Tithi 12:47 PM, Aug 14 – 12:14 PM, Aug 15

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

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 28 August 1979 Panchami

    Tithi 10:18 AM, Aug 28 – 11:15 AM, Aug 29

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

    Vrat Food →

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.