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 2008 opens in August during Kollam Era 1183 · Kollam Era 1184 of the Hindu calendar.

August 2008

Kollam Era 1183 · Kollam Era 1184

Karkidakam – Chingam

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2008

  • Karkidaka Vavu Bali Vrat

    Friday, 1 August 2008 Amavasya

    Tithi 6:19 PM, Jul 31 – 3:40 PM, Aug 1

    Keralites offer Vavu Bali (tarpan) to their ancestors on the new moon of Karkidakam.

    Vrat Food →

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 6 August 2008 Panchami

    Tithi 10:07 AM, Aug 6 – 11:16 AM, Aug 7

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 15 August 2008 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 1:17 AM, Aug 15 – 2:27 AM, Aug 16

    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)

    Saturday, 16 August 2008 Purnima

    Tithi 2:17 AM, Aug 16 – 2:57 AM, Aug 17

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

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Ashtami Rohini)

    Sunday, 24 August 2008 Ashtami

    Tithi 6:26 PM, Aug 23 – 4:12 PM, Aug 24

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

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.