The Malayalam festival calendar (Kollam Era). Kerala festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
August 2029
Kollam Era 1204 · Kollam Era 1205
Karkidakam – Chingam
Festivals & Vrats in August 2029
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Karkidaka Vavu Bali Vrat
Tithi 9:24 AM, Aug 9 – 7:25 AM, Aug 10
Keralites offer Vavu Bali (tarpan) to their ancestors on the new moon of Karkidakam.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:19 PM, Aug 14 – 3:45 PM, Aug 15
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Onam (Thiruvonam)
Tithi 6:43 AM, Aug 21 – 6:39 AM, Aug 22
Kerala's harvest festival welcoming King Mahabali, with Pookalam, Onasadya and boat races.
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 6:37 AM, Aug 23 – 7:21 AM, Aug 24
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 6:37 AM, Aug 23 – 7:21 AM, Aug 24
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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.