Malayalam Festivals
Malayalam festivals of 2012, 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 2012
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 08 Jan 2012 Sunday | Thiruvathira | Dhanu 23, Ardra |
| 15 Jan 2012 Sunday | Makaravilakku | Makaram 1 |
| 08 Mar 2012 Thursday | Attukal Pongala | Kumbham 24, Purva Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 2012 Saturday | Vishu | Medam 1 |
| 02 May 2012 Wednesday | Thrissur Pooram | Medam 19, Purva Phalguni |
| 19 Jul 2012 Thursday | Karkidaka Vavu | Karkidakam 4, Amavasya |
| 17 Aug 2012 Friday | Malayalam New Year (Chingam 1) | Chingam 1 |
| 21 Aug 2012 Tuesday | Atham (Onam begins) | Chingam 5, Hasta |
| 28 Aug 2012 Tuesday | Uthradam | Chingam 12, Uttara Ashadha |
| 29 Aug 2012 Wednesday | Thiruvonam (Onam) | Chingam 13, Shravana |
| 19 Sep 2012 Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chaturthi) | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 18 Sep, 23:57 to 19 Sep, 21:15 |
| 24 Oct 2012 Wednesday | Vidyarambham | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 23 Oct, 19:38 to 24 Oct, 19:22 |
| 13 Nov 2012 Tuesday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 12 Nov, 10:33 to 13 Nov, 07:13 |
| 16 Nov 2012 Friday | Mandala Kalam begins | Vrischikam 1 |
| 28 Dec 2012 Friday | Thiruvathira | Dhanu 13, Ardra |
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.