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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 2009 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1931 (Virodhi) of the Hindu calendar.

October 2009

Shaka Samvat 1931 (Virodhi)

Purattasi – Aippasi

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Festivals & Vrats in October 2009

  • Deepavali

    Saturday, 17 October 2009 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 2:26 PM, Oct 16 – 12:36 PM, Oct 17

    The festival of lights, kept with the Ganga snanam at dawn (Naraka Chaturdashi).

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Friday, 23 October 2009 Panchami

    Tithi 12:01 PM, Oct 23 – 2:18 PM, Oct 24

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Skanda Sashti (Soorasamharam)

    Saturday, 24 October 2009 Shashthi

    Tithi 12:01 PM, Oct 23 – 2:18 PM, Oct 24

    Six days of worship of Lord Murugan culminate in Soorasamharam — his victory over the demon Surapadman.

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.