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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 2004 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1925 (Subhanu) of the Hindu calendar.

January 2004

Shaka Samvat 1925 (Subhanu)

Margazhi – Thai

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Festivals & Vrats in January 2004

  • Vaikunta Ekadashi

    Saturday, 3 January 2004 Ekadashi

    Tithi 8:50 AM, Jan 2 – 11:37 AM, Jan 3

    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)

    Wednesday, 7 January 2004 Purnima

    Tithi 7:18 PM, Jan 6 – 9:13 PM, Jan 7

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

  • Thai Pongal

    Thursday, 15 January 2004 Ashtami

    Tithi 10:57 PM, Jan 14 – 9:34 PM

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

  • Mattu Pongal

    Friday, 16 January 2004 Navami

    Tithi 9:31 PM, Jan 15 – 7:39 PM, Jan 16

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

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Tuesday, 27 January 2004 Shashthi

    Tithi 7:38 PM, Jan 26 – 8:35 PM, Jan 27

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Ratha Saptami

    Wednesday, 28 January 2004 Saptami

    Tithi 8:39 PM, Jan 27 – 10:20 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.

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.