The Malayalam festival calendar (Kollam Era). Kerala festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Malayalam 2011 opens in July during Kollam Era 1186 of the Hindu calendar.
July 2011
Kollam Era 1186
Mithunam – Karkidakam
Festivals & Vrats in July 2011
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:49 AM, Jul 6 – 3:29 AM, Jul 7
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Karkidaka Vavu Bali Vrat
Tithi 2:04 AM, Jul 30 – 12:21 AM, Jul 31
Keralites offer Vavu Bali (tarpan) to their ancestors on the new moon of Karkidakam.
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.