The Malayalam festival calendar (Kollam Era). Kerala festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Malayalam 2017 opens in February during Kollam Era 1192 of the Hindu calendar.
February 2017
Kollam Era 1192
Makaram – Kumbham
Festivals & Vrats in February 2017
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 2:20 AM, Feb 2 – 12:47 AM, Feb 3
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 12:43 AM, Feb 3 – 10:53 PM, Feb 3
Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Thaipusam
Tithi 9:11 AM, Feb 9 – 7:30 AM, Feb 10
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
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Attukal Pongala
Tithi 4:41 AM, Feb 13 – 4:41 AM, Feb 14
Lakhs of women cook pongala for the Attukal Bhagavathy on the Pooram star of the month of Kumbham.
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 9:21 PM, Feb 23 – 9:45 PM, Feb 24
The great night of Lord Shiva, with the Aluva Sivarathri on the Periyar sands.
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.