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 September during Shaka Samvat 1875 (Vijaya) of the Hindu calendar.
September 1953
Shaka Samvat 1875 (Vijaya)
Kaliyugam 5054 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1984
Aavani – Purattasi
Festivals & Vrats in September 1953
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Aja Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 4:08 AM, Sep 3 – 4:57 AM, Sep 4
The "unborn" Ekadashi, said to absolve even the gravest of sins.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:37 AM, Sep 5 – 8:41 AM, Sep 6
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 8:36 AM, Sep 6 – 10:53 AM, Sep 7
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:51 AM, Sep 7 – 1:17 PM, Sep 8
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 10:51 AM, Sep 7 – 1:17 PM, Sep 8
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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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 10:51 AM, Sep 7 – 1:17 PM, Sep 8
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 10:51 AM, Sep 7 – 1:17 PM, Sep 8
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Rudra Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 6:16 PM, Sep 10 – 8:42 PM, Sep 11
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Rudra Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Bhadrapada Shukla Tritiya.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
Tithi 8:41 PM, Sep 11 – 10:56 PM, Sep 12
The birth of Lord Ganesha, welcomed home with clay idols, modaks and ten days of celebration.
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Rishi Panchami Vrat
Tithi 10:54 PM, Sep 12 – 12:53 AM, Sep 14
The Sapta Rishis (seven sages) are worshipped on Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami; women observe a fast in reverence and for purification.
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Balarama Jayanti
Tithi 12:48 AM, Sep 14 – 2:24 AM, Sep 15
The appearance day of Lord Balarama, Krishna's elder brother and bearer of the plough, on Bhadrapada Shukla Shashthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:48 AM, Sep 14 – 2:24 AM, Sep 15
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:08 AM, Sep 16 – 3:36 AM, Sep 17
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Parsva Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:26 AM, Sep 19 – 11:34 PM, Sep 19
Vishnu turns on his side during cosmic sleep — also called Parivartini or Vamana Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:39 PM, Sep 20 – 5:23 PM, Sep 21
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Anant Chaturdashi
Tithi 5:23 PM, Sep 21 – 1:40 PM, Sep 22
The final day of Ganesh Utsav, with Ganpati Visarjan and worship of Anant (Vishnu).
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:41 PM, Sep 22 – 9:45 AM, Sep 23
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 1:41 PM, Sep 22 – 9:45 AM, Sep 23
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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Pitru Paksha Begins
Tithi 1:41 PM, Sep 22 – 9:45 AM, Sep 23
A fortnight of shraddha and tarpan offerings to departed ancestors begins the day after Bhadrapada Purnima.
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Bhadrapada Purnima Vrat
Tithi 1:41 PM, Sep 22 – 9:45 AM, Sep 23
The full moon of Bhadrapada — on the eve of Pitru Paksha, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:41 PM, Sep 22 – 9:45 AM, Sep 23
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 10:35 PM, Sep 25 – 7:35 PM, Sep 26
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 3:11 PM, Sep 29 – 3:30 PM, Sep 30
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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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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