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 1996 opens in April during Kollam Era 1171 of the Hindu calendar.

April 1996

Kollam Era 1171

Meenam – Medam

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Festivals & Vrats in April 1996

  • Vishu

    Saturday, 13 April 1996 Dashami

    Tithi 1:42 PM, Apr 12 – 11:35 AM, Apr 13

    The Malayalam astronomical new year; the auspicious Vishukkani is viewed at dawn for a prosperous year.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 23 April 1996 Panchami

    Tithi 8:16 AM, Apr 23 – 10:34 AM, Apr 24

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

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  • Thrissur Pooram

    Monday, 29 April 1996 Ekadashi

    Tithi 7:05 PM, Apr 28 – 8:09 PM, Apr 29

    Kerala's grandest temple festival of caparisoned elephants and percussion, on the Pooram star of Medam.

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.