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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 July during Shaka Samvat 1938 (Durmukha) of the Hindu calendar.

July 2016

Shaka Samvat 1938 (Durmukha)

Aani – Aadi

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Festivals & Vrats in July 2016

  • Skanda Shashthi Vrat

    Saturday, 9 July 2016 Panchami

    Tithi 1:29 PM, Jul 9 – 3:06 PM, Jul 10

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

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  • Ani Thirumanjanam

    Sunday, 10 July 2016 Shashthi

    Tithi 1:29 PM, Jul 9 – 3:06 PM, Jul 10

    The grand sacred anointing of Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram on the Uttiram (Uttara Phalguni) star of the Tamil month Aani.

  • Aadi Krithigai

    Friday, 29 July 2016 Dashami

    Tithi 1:03 PM, Jul 28 – 10:46 AM, Jul 29

    Lord Murugan is worshipped with lamps and abhishekam on the Krittika star of the Tamil month Aadi.

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.