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2001 Tamil Religious Calendar

For 2002 Panchangam go to http://www.hindu.org/sciences/panchangam.html.

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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