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 2006 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1927 (Parthiva) of the Hindu calendar.
January 2006
Shaka Samvat 1927 (Parthiva)
Kaliyugam 5106 · Thiruvalluvar Aandu 2036
Margazhi – Thai
Festivals & Vrats in January 2006
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 11:00 PM, Jan 2 – 7:56 PM, Jan 3
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:10 PM, Jan 4 – 2:56 PM, Jan 5
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Masik Durgashtami Vrat
Tithi 12:59 PM, Jan 6 – 11:50 AM, Jan 7
A monthly fast and worship of Goddess Durga on the bright eighth tithi.
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Vaikunta Ekadashi
Tithi 10:35 AM, Jan 9 – 10:52 AM, Jan 10
The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.
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Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:35 AM, Jan 9 – 10:52 AM, Jan 10
Observed by parents praying to Lord Vishnu for worthy children.
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Dharma Savarni Manvadi Vrat
Tithi 10:35 AM, Jan 9 – 10:52 AM, Jan 10
A Manvadi Tithi marking the start of the Dharma Savarni Manvantara, observed for Shradh and charity, on Pausha Shukla Ekadashi.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:17 AM, Jan 11 – 12:19 PM, Jan 12
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Bhogi / Lohri
Tithi 12:13 PM, Jan 12 – 1:37 PM, Jan 13
The eve of Makar Sankranti — Maharashtra cooks bhogichi bhaji, while Punjab and the Sindhi community (as Lal Loi) light the Lohri bonfire and offer sesame, jaggery and popcorn to bid winter farewell.
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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 12:13 PM, Jan 12 – 1:37 PM, Jan 13
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:32 PM, Jan 13 – 3:17 PM, Jan 14
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 1:32 PM, Jan 13 – 3:17 PM, Jan 14
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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Makar Sankranti / Uttarayan / Pongal
Tithi 1:32 PM, Jan 13 – 3:17 PM, Jan 14
The Sun begins its northward journey (Uttarayan); a harvest festival of til-gud (sesame and jaggery), with Gujarat's famous kite-flying and Tamil Nadu's Pongal.
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Pausha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 1:32 PM, Jan 13 – 3:17 PM, Jan 14
The full moon of Pausha — also kept as Shakambhari Purnima, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 1:32 PM, Jan 13 – 3:17 PM, Jan 14
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Mattu Pongal
Tithi 3:14 PM, Jan 14 – 5:18 PM, Jan 15
The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.
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Thaipusam
Tithi 3:14 PM, Jan 14 – 5:18 PM, Jan 15
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 8:21 AM, Jan 22 – 9:14 AM, Jan 23
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Shattila Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 9:29 AM, Jan 25 – 7:41 AM, Jan 26
Observed with sesame (til) in six ways — bathing, offering and donating — to cleanse past sins.
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Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:30 AM, Jan 27 – 2:55 AM, Jan 28
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Masik Shivaratri Vrat
Tithi 2:41 AM, Jan 28 – 11:29 PM, Jan 28
The monthly night of Shiva, observed with fasting and night-long worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 11:22 PM, Jan 28 – 7:46 PM, Jan 29
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 11:22 PM, Jan 28 – 7:46 PM, Jan 29
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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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 7:45 PM, Jan 29 – 4:00 PM, Jan 30
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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