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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 2003 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1925 (Subhanu) of the Hindu calendar.

August 2003

Shaka Samvat 1925 (Subhanu)

Aadi – Aavani

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2003

  • Aadi Pooram

    Friday, 1 August 2003 Tritiya

    Tithi 10:54 AM, Jul 31 – 9:27 AM, Aug 1

    The birth of Andal (Kodhai) on the Pooram star of Aadi, celebrated grandly at Srivilliputhur.

  • Aadi Perukku

    Sunday, 3 August 2003 Panchami

    Tithi 7:54 AM, Aug 2 – 6:00 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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  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Sunday, 3 August 2003 Panchami

    Tithi 6:00 AM, Aug 3 – 4:03 AM, Aug 4

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

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  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 8 August 2003 Ekadashi

    Tithi 7:31 PM, Aug 7 – 5:20 PM, Aug 8

    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)

    Tuesday, 12 August 2003 Purnima

    Tithi 11:29 AM, Aug 11 – 10:17 AM, Aug 12

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

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami)

    Wednesday, 20 August 2003 Ashtami

    Tithi 5:01 PM, Aug 19 – 7:35 PM, Aug 20

    The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

  • Vinayagar Chaturthi

    Sunday, 31 August 2003 Chaturthi

    Tithi 4:28 PM, Aug 30 – 2:01 PM, Aug 31

    The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.

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.