The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Tamil 1985 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1907 (Krodhana) of the Hindu calendar.
August 1985
Shaka Samvat 1907 (Krodhana)
Aadi – Aavani
Festivals & Vrats in August 1985
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Aadi Perukku
Tithi 2:29 AM, Aug 2 – 2:09 AM, Aug 3
On the 18th of Aadi, the swelling of the Cauvery and other rivers is celebrated with prayers to the waters.
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 1:17 PM, Aug 9 – 3:29 PM, Aug 10
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 5:17 PM, Aug 15 – 3:38 PM, Aug 16
The new moon of Aadi, observed with tarpan for ancestors and ritual baths in the sea and rivers.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 3:41 AM, Aug 21 – 1:15 AM, Aug 22
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 2:36 PM, Aug 29 – 2:55 PM, Aug 30
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 2:36 PM, Aug 29 – 2:55 PM, Aug 30
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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.