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 1964 opens in November during Shaka Samvat 1886 (Krodhi) of the Hindu calendar.
November 1964
Shaka Samvat 1886 (Krodhi)
Kaliyugam 5065 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 1995
Aippasi – Karthikai
Festivals & Vrats in November 1964
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Dhanteras
Tithi 11:16 AM, Oct 31 – 11:05 AM, Nov 1
The first day of Diwali — gold, silver and new utensils are bought to invite prosperity.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 11:02 AM, Nov 2 – 11:44 AM, Nov 3
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Narak Chaturdashi (Abhyang Snan)
Tithi 11:02 AM, Nov 2 – 11:44 AM, Nov 3
Krishna's slaying of the demon Narakasura is marked with a pre-dawn ceremonial oil bath (abhyang snan, kept by Sindhis as Roop Chaudas) before the lamps of Diwali.
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Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)
Tithi 11:02 AM, Nov 2 – 11:44 AM, Nov 3
The festival of lights — homes glow with diyas and Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped for wealth; Sindhis keep it as Diyari.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:36 AM, Nov 3 – 12:45 PM, Nov 4
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 11:36 AM, Nov 3 – 12:45 PM, Nov 4
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 11:36 AM, Nov 3 – 12:45 PM, Nov 4
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 11:36 AM, Nov 3 – 12:45 PM, Nov 4
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Bhai Dooj / Bhau Beej
Tithi 2:11 PM, Nov 5 – 4:14 PM, Nov 6
Sisters apply a tilak and pray for their brothers' well-being, closing the Diwali festival.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 6:37 PM, Nov 7 – 9:17 PM, Nov 8
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Sashti (Soorasamharam)
Tithi 12:03 AM, Nov 10 – 2:44 AM, Nov 11
Six days of worship of Lord Murugan culminate in Soorasamharam — his victory over the demon Surapadman.
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 4:55 AM, Nov 12 – 6:52 AM, Nov 13
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Devutthana (Kartiki) Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 7:59 AM, Nov 15 – 6:49 AM, Nov 16
Vishnu awakens from cosmic sleep, ending Chaturmas so weddings and Tulsi Vivah resume — known in Maharashtra as Kartiki Ekadashi and also as Prabodhini Ekadashi.
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Tulsi Vivah
Tithi 7:59 AM, Nov 15 – 6:49 AM, Nov 16
The ceremonial marriage of the holy Tulsi plant to Lord Vishnu (Shaligram) on Kartik Dwadashi, the day after Prabodhini Ekadashi, which opens the Hindu wedding season.
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Bhaum Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:17 AM, Nov 17 – 3:21 AM, Nov 18
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Kartik Purnima / Dev Deepavali
Tithi 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
Gods are said to descend to earth — ghats and temples are lit with rows of lamps; in Gujarat it is Dev Diwali and the Vautha fair is held, while in Rajasthan the Pushkar Camel Fair, the Kapil Muni Fair at Kolayat and the Chandrabhaga Fair at Jhalrapatan all culminate on this full moon.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti
Tithi 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru, marked with prayers and Langar.
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Karthigai Deepam
Tithi 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
The Tamil festival of lights on the Krittika star of Karthigai — rows of agal vilakku are lit, and the Maha Deepam blazes atop Tiruvannamalai.
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Kartika Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
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 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
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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Uttama Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 12:21 AM, Nov 19 – 9:16 PM, Nov 19
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Uttama Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Kartika Purnima.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 9:13 PM, Nov 19 – 5:53 PM, Nov 20
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 11:01 AM, Nov 22 – 8:05 AM, Nov 23
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalabhairav Jayanti
Tithi 1:19 AM, Nov 26 – 11:59 PM, Nov 26
The appearance of Kala Bhairava, the fierce guardian form of Shiva, on Margashirsha Krishna Ashtami — worshipped at night with his vahana, the dog.
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Utpanna Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 11:30 PM, Nov 28 – 11:56 PM, Nov 29
Marks the appearance of Goddess Ekadashi from Vishnu — the origin of Ekadashi observance.
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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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