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 1953 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1875 (Vijaya) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1953
Shaka Samvat 1875 (Vijaya)
Kaliyugam 5054 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1984
Aadi – Aavani
Festivals & Vrats in August 1953
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 9:40 PM, Aug 1 – 7:50 PM, Aug 2
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Aadi Perukku
Tithi 9:40 PM, Aug 1 – 7:50 PM, Aug 2
On the 18th of Aadi, the swelling of the Cauvery and other rivers is celebrated with prayers to the waters.
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 7:53 PM, Aug 2 – 6:36 PM, Aug 3
Lord Murugan is worshipped with lamps and abhishekam on the Krittika star of the Tamil month Aadi.
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Kamika Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:52 PM, Aug 4 – 5:40 PM, Aug 5
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:58 PM, Aug 6 – 6:45 PM, Aug 7
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 6:46 PM, Aug 7 – 7:58 PM, Aug 8
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:00 PM, Aug 8 – 9:35 PM, Aug 9
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 8:00 PM, Aug 8 – 9:35 PM, Aug 9
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 8:00 PM, Aug 8 – 9:35 PM, Aug 9
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 8:00 PM, Aug 8 – 9:35 PM, Aug 9
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 9:38 PM, Aug 9 – 11:34 PM, Aug 10
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Aadi Pooram
Tithi 1:53 AM, Aug 12 – 4:16 AM, Aug 13
The birth of Andal (Kodhai) on the Pooram star of Aadi, celebrated grandly at Srivilliputhur.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 4:19 AM, Aug 13 – 6:48 AM, Aug 14
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 6:52 AM, Aug 14 – 9:12 AM, Aug 15
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:18 AM, Aug 15 – 11:20 AM, Aug 16
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 1:09 PM, Aug 17 – 2:07 PM, Aug 18
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 2:14 PM, Aug 20 – 12:54 PM, Aug 21
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 2:14 PM, Aug 20 – 12:54 PM, Aug 21
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:10 AM, Aug 22 – 8:23 AM, Aug 23
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 5:18 AM, Aug 24 – 1:59 AM, Aug 25
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 5:18 AM, Aug 24 – 1:59 AM, Aug 25
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 5:18 AM, Aug 24 – 1:59 AM, Aug 25
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:18 AM, Aug 24 – 1:59 AM, Aug 25
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 5:18 AM, Aug 24 – 1:59 AM, Aug 25
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:50 AM, Aug 25 – 10:13 PM, Aug 25
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:47 PM, Aug 27 – 11:35 AM, Aug 28
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Krishna Janmashtami
Tithi 4:49 AM, Aug 31 – 3:34 AM, Sep 1
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna, marked with fasting, bhajans and Dahi Handi.
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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.
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