The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Tamil 2021 opens in November during Shaka Samvat 1943 (Plava) of the Hindu calendar.
November 2021
Shaka Samvat 1943 (Plava)
Aippasi – Karthikai
Festivals & Vrats in November 2021
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Deepavali
Tithi 6:03 AM, Nov 4 – 2:52 AM, Nov 5
The festival of lights, kept with the Ganga snanam at dawn (Naraka Chaturdashi).
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 10:22 AM, Nov 9 – 8:25 AM, Nov 10
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Skanda Sashti (Soorasamharam)
Tithi 10:22 AM, Nov 9 – 8:25 AM, Nov 10
Six days of worship of Lord Murugan culminate in Soorasamharam — his victory over the demon Surapadman.
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Karthigai Deepam
Tithi 11:57 AM, Nov 18 – 2:26 PM, Nov 19
The Tamil festival of lights on the Krittika star of Karthigai — rows of agal vilakku are lit, and the Maha Deepam blazes atop Tiruvannamalai.
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.