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Tamil Calendar

The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

Tamil 1965 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1887 (Vishvavasu) of the Hindu calendar.

August 1965

Shaka Samvat 1887 (Vishvavasu)

Aadi – Aavani

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Festivals & Vrats in August 1965

  • Aadi Perukku

    Monday, 2 August 1965 Shashthi

    Tithi 1:14 AM, Aug 2 – 11:35 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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  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Monday, 2 August 1965 Shashthi

    Tithi 1:14 AM, Aug 2 – 11:35 PM, Aug 2

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

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  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 6 August 1965 Dashami

    Tithi 12:28 AM, Aug 6 – 1:56 AM, Aug 7

    Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.

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  • Avani Avittam (Upakarma)

    Thursday, 12 August 1965 Purnima

    Tithi 11:33 AM, Aug 11 – 1:52 PM, Aug 12

    Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami)

    Friday, 20 August 1965 Ashtami

    Tithi 9:43 PM, Aug 19 – 8:57 PM, Aug 20

    The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

  • Vinayagar Chaturthi

    Monday, 30 August 1965 Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:52 PM, Aug 29 – 1:05 PM, Aug 30

    The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 31 August 1965 Panchami

    Tithi 11:45 AM, Aug 31 – 11:44 AM, Sep 1

    A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).

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The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.

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