Malayalam Festivals
Malayalam festivals of 2008, 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 2008
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2008 Tuesday | Makaravilakku | Makaram 1 |
| 22 Feb 2008 Friday | Attukal Pongala | Kumbham 10, Purva Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 2008 Monday | Vishu | Medam 1 |
| 17 Apr 2008 Thursday | Thrissur Pooram | Medam 4, Purva Phalguni |
| 01 Aug 2008 Friday | Karkidaka Vavu | Karkidakam 17, Amavasya |
| 17 Aug 2008 Sunday | Malayalam New Year (Chingam 1) | Chingam 1 |
| 02 Sep 2008 Tuesday | Atham (Onam begins) | Chingam 17, Hasta |
| 03 Sep 2008 Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chaturthi) | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 03 Sep, 00:06 to 04 Sep, 00:51 |
| 11 Sep 2008 Thursday | Uthradam | Chingam 26, Uttara Ashadha |
| 12 Sep 2008 Friday | Thiruvonam (Onam) | Chingam 27, Shravana |
| 09 Oct 2008 Thursday | Vidyarambham | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 09 Oct, 05:33 to 10 Oct, 06:47 |
| 27 Oct 2008 Monday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 27 Oct, 02:45 to 28 Oct, 03:32 |
| 16 Nov 2008 Sunday | 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.