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 1961 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1883 (Plava) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1961
Shaka Samvat 1883 (Plava)
Kaliyugam 5062 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1992
Aadi – Aavani
Festivals & Vrats in August 1961
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Aadi Perukku
Tithi 8:36 AM, Aug 1 – 6:57 AM, 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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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:40 AM, Aug 3 – 4:43 AM, Aug 4
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 5:09 AM, Aug 5 – 5:36 AM, Aug 6
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 5:40 AM, Aug 6 – 7:11 AM, Aug 7
Worship of Vishnu that grants the merit of bathing in all holy rivers.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:52 AM, Aug 8 – 11:06 AM, Aug 9
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:03 AM, Aug 9 – 1:31 PM, Aug 10
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
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 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
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 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Aadi Amavasai Vrat
Tithi 1:30 PM, Aug 10 – 4:05 PM, Aug 11
The new moon of Aadi, observed with tarpan for ancestors and ritual baths in the sea and rivers.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:36 PM, Aug 14 – 1:43 AM, Aug 16
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Nag Panchami
Tithi 1:37 AM, Aug 16 – 3:20 AM, Aug 17
Serpent deities (Nagas) are worshipped with milk and prayers for protection.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:10 AM, Aug 17 – 4:23 AM, Aug 18
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:27 AM, Aug 19 – 4:22 AM, Aug 20
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:04 AM, Aug 22 – 10:44 PM, Aug 22
Observed by couples who pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of children.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:36 PM, Aug 23 – 4:11 PM, Aug 24
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Shravana Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 4:11 PM, Aug 24 – 12:29 PM, Aug 25
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Raksha Bandhan
Tithi 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 12:29 PM, Aug 25 – 8:43 AM, Aug 26
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 10:25 PM, Aug 28 – 7:46 PM, Aug 29
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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