The Malayalam festival calendar (Kollam Era). Kerala festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Malayalam 1983 opens in February during Kollam Era 1158 of the Hindu calendar.
February 1983
Kollam Era 1158
Makaram – Kumbham
Festivals & Vrats in February 1983
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 1:05 AM, Feb 11 – 3:45 AM, Feb 12
The great night of Lord Shiva, with the Aluva Sivarathri on the Periyar sands.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:23 PM, Feb 18 – 12:09 PM, Feb 19
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Attukal Pongala
Tithi 2:22 PM, Feb 27 – 11:18 AM, Feb 28
Lakhs of women cook pongala for the Attukal Bhagavathy on the Pooram star of the month of Kumbham.
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.