The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Tamil 2012 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1934 (Nandana) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2012
Shaka Samvat 1934 (Nandana)
Aadi – Aavani
Festivals & Vrats in August 2012
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Aadi Perukku
Tithi 10:50 AM, Aug 1 – 8:57 AM, Aug 2
On the 18th of Aadi, the swelling of the Cauvery and other rivers is celebrated with prayers to the waters.
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 10:50 AM, Aug 1 – 8:57 AM, Aug 2
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami)
Tithi 11:08 AM, Aug 9 – 1:41 PM, Aug 10
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 1:42 PM, Aug 10 – 4:14 PM, Aug 11
Lord Murugan is worshipped with lamps and abhishekam on the Krittika star of the Tamil month Aadi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:43 PM, Aug 22 – 10:34 AM, Aug 23
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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.