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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 2015 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1936 (Jaya) of the Hindu calendar.

January 2015

Shaka Samvat 1936 (Jaya)

Margazhi – Thai

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Festivals & Vrats in January 2015

  • Vaikunta Ekadashi

    Thursday, 1 January 2015 Ekadashi

    Tithi 9:00 AM, Dec 31 – 8:40 AM, Jan 1

    The Margazhi Ekadashi when the gates of Vaikuntha are said to open; Vishnu devotees fast and keep vigil.

    Vrat Katha → Vrat Vidhi →

  • Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)

    Monday, 5 January 2015 Purnima

    Tithi 9:13 AM, Jan 4 – 10:23 AM, Jan 5

    Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.

  • Thai Pongal

    Thursday, 15 January 2015 Dashami

    Tithi 5:09 AM – 5:44 AM, Jan 16

    The Tamil harvest thanksgiving on the Sun's entry into Makara.

  • Mattu Pongal

    Friday, 16 January 2015 Ekadashi

    Tithi 5:21 AM, Jan 16 – 5:02 AM, Jan 17

    The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Sunday, 25 January 2015 Shashthi

    Tithi 2:35 AM, Jan 25 – 12:16 AM, Jan 26

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Ratha Saptami

    Monday, 26 January 2015 Saptami

    Tithi 12:25 AM, Jan 26 – 10:43 PM, Jan 26

    Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.

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.