The Malayalam festival calendar (Kollam Era). Kerala festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Malayalam 1989 opens in February during Kollam Era 1164 of the Hindu calendar.
February 1989
Kollam Era 1164
Makaram – Kumbham
Festivals & Vrats in February 1989
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:42 PM, Feb 10 – 7:18 PM, Feb 11
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 7:18 PM, Feb 11 – 5:26 PM, Feb 12
Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Attukal Pongala
Tithi 11:21 PM, Feb 21 – 1:52 AM, Feb 23
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.