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The months of the Tamil calendar. The Tamil calendar (தமிழ் நாட்காட்டி) is a sidereal solar calendar used by the Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. [1] [2] It is also used in Puducherry, and by the Tamil population in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar and Mauritius.
The solar month of Dhanu overlaps with its lunar month Pausha, in Hindu lunisolar calendars. [4] [5] The Dhanu marks the winter season for the Indian subcontinent. It is preceded by the solar month of Vṛścika, and followed by the solar month of Makara. [2] The Dhanus month is called Margazhi in the Tamil Hindu calendar. [1]
In lunar religious calendars, Agrahayana or Margashirsha typically begins either on the new moon or the full moon, depending on the regional tradition, and generally corresponds to the ninth month of the year. In solar religious calendars, Agrahayana (or Margaḻi in Tamil traditions) begins with the Sun's entry into the zodiac sign Sagittarius ...
2024 date: Most regions 23 April Telugu date 1 June [1] Kannada date 12 December [2] Tamil and Malayali date 30 December [3] 2025 date: Most regions 12 April [4] Telugu date 22 May [5] Kannada date 03 December (Eastern hemisphere) [6] 02 December (Western hemisphere) [7] Tamil and Malayali date 19 December [8] Frequency: Annual: Related to: Ram ...
Pongal (IPA: / ˈ θ aɪ ˈ p oʊ ŋ ʌ l /) is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamils.The festival is celebrated over three or four days with Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal, beginning on the last day of the Tamil calendar month of Margazhi, and observed on consecutive days.
The temple has four daily rituals at various times from 6:00 a.m. to 8 p.m., and three yearly festivals on its calendar, namely Margazhi Tiruvathirai during the Tamil month of Margazhi (December - January), Kodabisheakam during Chittirai (April - May) and Aipassi Annabishekam during Aippassi (October - November) being the most prominent. The ...
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Thiruvathira or Thiruvathirai or Arudhra Darisanam is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. [2] [3] [4] Thiruvathirai (Arudhra) in Tamil means "sacred big wave". In Chidambaram [5] in Tamil Nadu, the Nataraja Temple's annual festival [6] is celebrated on this date. In the month of Makaram Thiruvathira Star ...