The Malayalam festival calendar (Kollam Era). Kerala festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Malayalam 1998 opens in November during Kollam Era 1174 of the Hindu calendar.
November 1998
Kollam Era 1174
Thulam – Vrischikam
Festivals & Vrats in November 1998
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Mandala Pooja Begins
Tithi 2:23 AM – 4:59 AM, Nov 17
The 41-day Sabarimala Ayyappa season begins as the Sun enters Vrischika.
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Subramanya Shashti
Tithi 6:07 PM, Nov 24 – 6:30 PM, Nov 25
Lord Subramanya (Kartikeya) is worshipped at Kukke and beyond on Margashirsha Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:07 PM, Nov 24 – 6:30 PM, Nov 25
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Guruvayur Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:48 PM, Nov 29 – 10:52 AM
The great Ekadashi at Guruvayur, the Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi.
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.