The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Tamil 1979 opens in July during Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi) of the Hindu calendar.
July 1979
Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi)
Aani – Aadi
Festivals & Vrats in July 1979
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Ani Thirumanjanam
Tithi 3:10 AM, Jun 30 – 5:38 AM, Jul 1
The grand sacred anointing of Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram on the Uttiram (Uttara Phalguni) star of the Tamil month Aani.
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 2:25 AM, Jul 19 – 2:17 AM, Jul 20
Lord Murugan is worshipped with lamps and abhishekam on the Krittika star of the Tamil month Aadi.
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Aadi Amavasai Vrat
Tithi 5:22 AM, Jul 23 – 6:59 AM, Jul 24
The new moon of Aadi, observed with tarpan for ancestors and ritual baths in the sea and rivers.
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Aadi Pooram
Tithi 2:23 PM, Jul 27 – 5:00 PM, Jul 28
The birth of Andal (Kodhai) on the Pooram star of Aadi, celebrated grandly at Srivilliputhur.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 7:27 PM, Jul 29 – 9:34 PM, Jul 30
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Tamil Calendar
The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.