2001 Tamil Religious Calendar
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Observance
|
Month
|
Date
|
Day
|
Arudra Darshan
|
January
|
9
|
Tuesday
|
Tai Pongal
|
January
|
14
|
Sunday
|
Tai Poosam
|
February
|
7
|
Wednesday
|
Maha Shivaratri
|
February
|
21
|
Wednesday
|
Masi Maham
|
March
|
8
|
Thursday
|
Pankuni Uttiram
|
April
|
6
|
Friday
|
Vaishnava New Year
|
April
|
7
|
Saturday
|
Tamil New Year
|
April
|
14
|
Saturday
|
Chitra Poornami
|
May
|
7
|
Monday
|
Aadi Amāvasai
|
July
|
20
|
Friday
|
Aadi Pooram
|
July
|
24
|
Tuesday
|
Varalukshmi Virata
|
August
|
3
|
Friday
|
Vinayakar Chathurti
|
August
|
22
|
Wednesday
|
Aāvani Moolam
|
August
|
28
|
Tuesday
|
Maha Parani
|
September
|
8
|
Saturday
|
Puratasi Shani (1st)
|
September
|
22
|
Saturday
|
Puratasi Shani (2nd)
|
September
|
29
|
Saturday
|
Puratasi Shani (3rd)
|
October
|
6
|
Saturday
|
Puratasi Shani (4th)
|
October
|
13
|
Saturday
|
Navaratri begins
|
October
|
17
|
Wednesday
|
Vijaya Dasami
|
October
|
26
|
Friday
|
Deepavali
|
November
|
14 |
Wednesday
|
Skanda Shashti 1st day
|
November
|
16
|
Friday
|
Skanda Shashti 6th day
|
November
|
21
|
Wednesday
|
Karttikai Deepam
|
November
|
30
|
Friday
|
Tiruvembavai begins
|
December
|
21
|
Friday
|
Vaikunta Ekadashi
|
December
|
26
|
Wednesday
|
2001 Guru Pujas
Saint
|
Month
|
Date
|
Day
|
Tiruvaluvar
|
March
|
10
|
Saturday
|
Siva Yoga Swami
|
April
|
4
|
Wednesday
|
Tirunavukkarasar
|
April
|
19
|
Thursday
|
Tirugnanasampantar
|
June
|
7
|
Thursday
|
Manikkavasagar
|
June
|
25
|
Monday
|
Sundaramoorti
|
July
|
28
|
Saturday
|
Swami Shivananda
|
September
|
8
|
Saturday
|
Vallimalai Satchidananda Swami
|
November
|
22
|
Thursday
|
Sathya Sai Baba
|
November
|
23
|
Friday
|
Arumuga Navalar
|
December
|
6
|
Thursday
|
Selected Sri Lankan and South Indian Temple Festivals
Kodiyetram -- Flag-hoisting dates
Temple
|
Date
|
Temple
|
Date
|
Munēswaram
|
28th February
|
Manipay Marutadi
|
29th March
|
Inuvil Kandaswami
|
28th May
|
Nainanai Nagapooshnai
|
21st June
|
Tambalagamam Koneswarar
|
27th June
|
Tambankadavai Chittiraravelayudhar
|
6th July:
|
Batticaloa Māmankam Pillayar
|
11th July
|
Trinco Villundri Kandaswami
|
4th August
|
Munēswaram
|
6th August
|
Tiruchendur
|
10th August
|
Selvasannati Murugan Kovil
|
19th August
|
Verukkal Chittiraravellayudhar
|
21st August
|
Tiruvannamalai
|
21st November
|
Chitambaram Civan Kovil, Colombo
|
21st December
|
Tēr Utsavam: Car Festivals
Temple
|
Month
|
Date
|
Tiruchentur
|
March
|
7
|
Manipay Marutadi
|
April
|
14
|
Neervelli Kandaswami
|
May
|
6
|
Nainanai Nagapooshnai
|
July
|
4
|
Mavidapuram Kandaswami
|
July
|
19
|
Vanai Vaitheswarar
|
July
|
23
|
Munēswaram
|
September
|
1
|
Tirupati
|
September
|
28
|
Chitambaram Civan Kovil, Colombo
|
December
|
30
|
Nallur Kandaswami Temple, Jaffna
- 25th July: Kodiyetram
- 17th August: Tēr Utsavam
- 18th August: Teertham
The information presented here is extracted from Meihandan calendar. Please bring corrections or additions to the notice of the Murugan Bhakti editor.
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