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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 1985 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1906 (Raktaksha) of the Hindu calendar.

January 1985

Shaka Samvat 1906 (Raktaksha)

Margazhi – Thai

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Festivals & Vrats in January 1985

  • Vaikunta Ekadashi

    Thursday, 3 January 1985 Dwadashi

    Tithi 7:03 AM, Jan 3 – 8:35 AM, Jan 4

    The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Vidhi →

  • Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)

    Sunday, 6 January 1985 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 9:03 AM, Jan 5 – 8:34 AM, Jan 6

    Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.

  • Thai Pongal

    Monday, 14 January 1985 Ashtami

    Tithi 5:55 PM, Jan 13 – 3:58 PM

    The Tamil harvest thanksgiving on the Sun's entry into Makara.

  • Mattu Pongal

    Tuesday, 15 January 1985 Navami

    Tithi 3:56 PM, Jan 14 – 2:09 PM, Jan 15

    The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Saturday, 26 January 1985 Panchami

    Tithi 2:20 PM, Jan 26 – 4:59 PM, Jan 27

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Ratha Saptami

    Monday, 28 January 1985 Saptami

    Tithi 5:00 PM, Jan 27 – 7:42 PM, Jan 28

    Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.

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.

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