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 2012 opens in August during Kollam Era 1187 · Kollam Era 1188 of the Hindu calendar.

August 2012

Kollam Era 1187 · Kollam Era 1188

Karkidakam – Chingam

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2012

  • Avani Avittam (Upakarma)

    Thursday, 2 August 2012 Purnima

    Tithi 10:50 AM, Aug 1 – 8:57 AM, Aug 2

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

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Ashtami Rohini)

    Friday, 10 August 2012 Ashtami

    Tithi 11:08 AM, Aug 9 – 1:41 PM, Aug 10

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

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Wednesday, 22 August 2012 Panchami

    Tithi 12:43 PM, Aug 22 – 10:34 AM, Aug 23

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

    Vrat Food →

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.