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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 2014 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1936 (Jaya) of the Hindu calendar.

August 2014

Shaka Samvat 1936 (Jaya)

Aadi – Aavani

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Festivals & Vrats in August 2014

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Friday, 1 August 2014 Panchami

    Tithi 3:50 PM, Aug 1 – 5:20 PM, Aug 2

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

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  • Aadi Perukku

    Sunday, 3 August 2014 Saptami

    Tithi 5:21 PM, Aug 2 – 6:15 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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  • Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat

    Friday, 8 August 2014 Dwadashi

    Tithi 1:57 PM, Aug 7 – 10:51 AM, Aug 8

    Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.

    Puja Vidhi → Vrat Food →

  • Avani Avittam (Upakarma)

    Sunday, 10 August 2014 Purnima

    Tithi 3:36 AM, Aug 10 – 11:41 PM, Aug 10

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

  • Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami)

    Sunday, 17 August 2014 Saptami

    Tithi 6:08 AM, Aug 16 – 5:56 AM, Aug 17

    The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.

  • Vinayagar Chaturthi

    Friday, 29 August 2014 Chaturthi

    Tithi 2:10 AM, Aug 29 – 3:51 AM, Aug 30

    The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Sunday, 31 August 2014 Shashthi

    Tithi 4:46 AM, Aug 31 – 5:31 AM, Sep 1

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

    Vrat Food →

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.