The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
July 2020
Shaka Samvat 1942 (Sharvari)
Aani – Aadi
Festivals & Vrats in July 2020
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Aadi Amavasai Vrat
Tithi 12:11 AM, Jul 20 – 11:12 PM, Jul 20
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 5:04 PM, Jul 23 – 2:35 PM, Jul 24
The birth of Andal (Kodhai) on the Pooram star of Aadi, celebrated grandly at Srivilliputhur.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:00 PM, Jul 25 – 9:32 AM, Jul 26
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Varalakshmi Vratham Vrat
Tithi 11:49 PM, Jul 30 – 10:37 PM, Jul 31
Married women worship Goddess Lakshmi on the Friday before the full moon for the family's well-being.
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.