The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Tamil 2011 opens in April during Shaka Samvat 1933 (Khara) of the Hindu calendar.
April 2011
Shaka Samvat 1933 (Khara)
Panguni – Chithirai
Festivals & Vrats in April 2011
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 5:17 AM, Apr 9 – 6:11 AM, Apr 10
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
Tithi 1:29 AM, Apr 14 – 10:51 PM, Apr 14
The Tamil solar new year begins as the Sun enters Mesha; homes are decorated with kolam and the Maruvilakku.
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Chithirai Thiruvizha
Tithi 11:57 AM, Apr 17 – 8:13 AM, Apr 18
Madurai's Chithirai festival peaks on the Chitra full moon of the Tamil month Chithirai with the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar.
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.