The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Tamil 2017 opens in July during Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi) of the Hindu calendar.
July 2017
Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi)
Aani – Aadi
Festivals & Vrats in July 2017
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Aadi Krithigai
Tithi 10:11 AM, Jul 18 – 7:25 AM, Jul 19
Lord Murugan is worshipped with lamps and abhishekam on the Krittika star of the Tamil month Aadi.
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Aadi Amavasai Vrat
Tithi 6:25 PM, Jul 22 – 3:13 PM, Jul 23
The new moon of Aadi, observed with tarpan for ancestors and ritual baths in the sea and rivers.
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Aadi Pooram
Tithi 9:42 AM, Jul 25 – 8:08 AM, Jul 26
The birth of Andal (Kodhai) on the Pooram star of Aadi, celebrated grandly at Srivilliputhur.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 6:18 AM, Jul 28 – 7:01 AM, Jul 29
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.