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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 2016 opens in October during Shaka Samvat 1938 (Durmukha) of the Hindu calendar.

October 2016

Shaka Samvat 1938 (Durmukha)

Purattasi – Aippasi

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Festivals & Vrats in October 2016

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Thursday, 6 October 2016 Panchami

    Tithi 5:34 PM, Oct 6 – 7:44 PM, Oct 7

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

    Vrat Food →

  • Ayudha Puja / Saraswati Puja

    Tuesday, 11 October 2016 Dashami

    Tithi 10:56 PM, Oct 10 – 10:39 PM, Oct 11

    Tools, instruments and books are placed before Goddess Saraswati and worshipped on Vijayadashami.

    Puja Vidhi →

  • Deepavali

    Saturday, 29 October 2016 Chaturdashi

    Tithi 6:19 PM, Oct 28 – 8:38 PM, Oct 29

    The festival of lights, kept with the Ganga snanam at dawn (Naraka Chaturdashi).

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.