Malayalam Festivals
Malayalam festivals of 1979, dated for New Delhi, Delhi, India. Each is taken on the day its tithi (or star, or solar date) covers the part of the day the festival needs.
Malayalam Festivals 1979
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1979 Friday | Thiruvathira | Dhanu 28, Ardra |
| 15 Jan 1979 Monday | Makaravilakku | Makaram 1 |
| 13 Mar 1979 Tuesday | Attukal Pongala | Kumbham 29, Purva Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 1979 Saturday | Vishu | Medam 1 |
| 07 May 1979 Monday | Thrissur Pooram | Medam 24, Purva Phalguni |
| 23 Jul 1979 Monday | Karkidaka Vavu | Karkidakam 7, Amavasya |
| 17 Aug 1979 Friday | Malayalam New Year (Chingam 1) | Chingam 1 |
| 26 Aug 1979 Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chaturthi) | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 26 Aug, 06:18 to 27 Aug, 08:26 |
| 26 Aug 1979 Sunday | Atham (Onam begins) | Chingam 10, Hasta |
| 03 Sep 1979 Monday | Uthradam | Chingam 18, Uttara Ashadha |
| 04 Sep 1979 Tuesday | Thiruvonam (Onam) | Chingam 19, Shravana |
| 01 Oct 1979 Monday | Vidyarambham | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 30 Sep, 19:30 to 01 Oct, 17:15 |
| 19 Oct 1979 Friday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 19 Oct, 04:08 to 20 Oct, 06:13 |
| 17 Nov 1979 Saturday | Mandala Kalam begins | Vrischikam 1 |
Times are local to New Delhi, Delhi, India, worked out with the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. Sunrise and sunset are for the upper edge of the Sun with normal refraction.