The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Tamil 2017 opens in August during Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi) of the Hindu calendar.
August 2017
Shaka Samvat 1939 (Hemalambi)
Aadi – Aavani
Festivals & Vrats in August 2017
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Aadi Perukku
Tithi 11:51 AM, Aug 1 – 2:13 PM, Aug 2
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
Tithi 4:38 PM, Aug 3 – 6:54 PM, Aug 4
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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Avani Avittam (Upakarma)
Tithi 10:29 PM, Aug 6 – 11:47 PM, Aug 7
Brahmins renew the sacred thread (Yajur Upakarma) on Shravana Purnima.
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Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami)
Tithi 7:47 PM, Aug 14 – 5:42 PM, Aug 15
The midnight birth of Lord Krishna.
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Vinayagar Chaturthi
Tithi 8:23 PM, Aug 24 – 8:24 PM, Aug 25
The birth of Lord Ganesha on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 9:15 PM, Aug 26 – 10:33 PM, Aug 27
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.