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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 2010 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1932 (Vikriti) of the Hindu calendar.

August 2010

Shaka Samvat 1932 (Vikriti)

Aadi – Aavani

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2010

  • Aadi Perukku

    Tuesday, 3 August 2010 Ashtami

    Tithi 10:02 PM, Aug 2 – 10:56 PM, 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

    Wednesday, 4 August 2010 Navami

    Tithi 10:48 PM, Aug 3 – 11:00 PM, Aug 4

    Lord Murugan is worshipped with lamps and abhishekam on the Krittika star of the Tamil month Aadi.

  • Aadi Amavasai Vrat

    Tuesday, 10 August 2010 Amavasya

    Tithi 12:20 PM, Aug 9 – 8:38 AM, Aug 10

    The new moon of Aadi, observed with tarpan for ancestors and ritual baths in the sea and rivers.

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  • Aadi Pooram

    Thursday, 12 August 2010 Tritiya

    Tithi 1:05 AM, Aug 12 – 9:26 PM, Aug 12

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

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Saturday, 14 August 2010 Panchami

    Tithi 3:27 PM, Aug 14 – 1:28 PM, Aug 15

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

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  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 20 August 2010 Ekadashi

    Tithi 12:19 PM, Aug 19 – 1:47 PM, Aug 20

    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, 24 August 2010 Purnima

    Tithi 8:07 PM, Aug 23 – 10:34 PM, Aug 24

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

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.