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 2018 opens in August during Kollam Era 1193 · Kollam Era 1194 of the Hindu calendar.

August 2018

Kollam Era 1193 · Kollam Era 1194

Karkidakam – Chingam

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2018

  • Karkidaka Vavu Bali Vrat

    Saturday, 11 August 2018 Amavasya

    Tithi 7:07 PM, Aug 10 – 3:27 PM, Aug 11

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Thursday, 16 August 2018 Shashthi

    Tithi 1:51 AM, Aug 16 – 12:45 AM, Aug 17

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 24 August 2018 Trayodashi

    Tithi 10:16 AM, Aug 23 – 12:50 PM, Aug 24

    Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.

    Puja Vidhi → Vrat Food →

  • Onam (Thiruvonam)

    Saturday, 25 August 2018 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 12:53 PM, Aug 24 – 3:17 PM, Aug 25

    Kerala's harvest festival welcoming King Mahabali, with Pookalam, Onasadya and boat races.

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  • Avani Avittam (Upakarma)

    Sunday, 26 August 2018 Purnima

    Tithi 3:19 PM, Aug 25 – 5:28 PM, Aug 26

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

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.