The Tamil Panchangam. Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Tamil solar month and the Thiruvalluvar Aandu year. Positions follow the Thirukanitha (astronomical) method; traditional Vakya almanacs may differ slightly.
Tamil Panchangam 1951 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1873 (Khara) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1951
Shaka Samvat 1873 (Khara)
Kaliyugam 5052 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1982
Aadi – Aavani
Festivals & Vrats in August 1951
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Aadi Perukku
Tithi 2:10 AM, Aug 2 – 4:15 AM, Aug 3
On the 18th of Aadi, the swelling of the Cauvery and other rivers is celebrated with prayers to the waters.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:10 AM, Aug 2 – 4:15 AM, Aug 3
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 2:10 AM, Aug 2 – 4:15 AM, Aug 3
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 2:10 AM, Aug 2 – 4:15 AM, Aug 3
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Aadi Amavasai Vrat
Tithi 2:10 AM, Aug 2 – 4:15 AM, Aug 3
The new moon of Aadi, observed with tarpan for ancestors and ritual baths in the sea and rivers.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 4:09 AM, Aug 3 – 5:58 AM, Aug 4
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Aadi Pooram
Tithi 7:18 AM, Aug 5 – 8:01 AM, Aug 6
The birth of Andal (Kodhai) on the Pooram star of Aadi, celebrated grandly at Srivilliputhur.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 8:12 AM, Aug 6 – 8:27 AM, Aug 7
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 8:40 AM, Aug 7 – 8:24 AM, Aug 8
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 8:37 AM, Aug 8 – 7:48 AM, Aug 9
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:09 AM, Aug 13 – 9:16 PM, Aug 13
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:00 PM, Aug 14 – 2:43 PM, Aug 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:24 AM, Aug 16 – 8:29 AM, Aug 17
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 11:24 AM, Aug 16 – 8:29 AM, Aug 17
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 11:24 AM, Aug 16 – 8:29 AM, Aug 17
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, who pledge lifelong protection; Sindhis and Punjabis call it Rakhri.
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Gayatri Jayanti
Tithi 11:24 AM, Aug 16 – 8:29 AM, Aug 17
The appearance day of Goddess Gayatri, the personification of the Gayatri Mantra and mother of the Vedas, on Shravana Purnima.
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 11:24 AM, Aug 16 – 8:29 AM, Aug 17
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:24 AM, Aug 16 – 8:29 AM, Aug 17
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 11:24 AM, Aug 16 – 8:29 AM, Aug 17
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:02 AM, Aug 20 – 12:55 AM, Aug 21
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 2:57 AM, Aug 24 – 4:37 AM, Aug 25
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:30 AM, Aug 27 – 11:52 AM, Aug 28
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:08 PM, Aug 29 – 3:57 PM, Aug 30
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 3:59 PM, Aug 30 – 5:24 PM, Aug 31
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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