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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.

August 2028

Kollam Era 1203 · Kollam Era 1204

Karkidakam – Chingam

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2028

  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 4 August 2028 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 10:18 AM, Aug 3 – 11:51 AM, Aug 4

    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, 5 August 2028 Purnima

    Tithi 11:47 AM, Aug 4 – 1:38 PM, Aug 5

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

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Ashtami Rohini)

    Sunday, 13 August 2028 Ashtami

    Tithi 4:43 AM, Aug 13 – 5:55 AM, Aug 14

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

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Friday, 25 August 2028 Shashthi

    Tithi 11:08 PM, Aug 24 – 8:51 PM, Aug 25

    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.