Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 2026, 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.
Tamil Festivals 2026
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 03 Jan 2026 Saturday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 19, Ardra |
| 13 Jan 2026 Tuesday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 2026 Wednesday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 2026 Thursday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan 2026 Friday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 01 Feb 2026 Sunday | Thaipusam | Thai 19, Pushya |
| 03 Mar 2026 Tuesday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 19, Magha |
| 01 Apr 2026 Wednesday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 18, Uttara Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 2026 Tuesday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 01 May 2026 Friday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 18, Purnima |
| 30 May 2026 Saturday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 16, Vishakha |
| 18 Jul 2026 Saturday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 2, Purva Phalguni |
| 03 Aug 2026 Monday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 12 Aug 2026 Wednesday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 27, Amavasya |
| 21 Aug 2026 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 27 Aug, 09:09 to 28 Aug, 09:48 |
| 28 Aug 2026 Friday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 27 Aug, 09:09 to 28 Aug, 09:48 |
| 14 Sep 2026 Monday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 14 Sep, 07:07 to 15 Sep, 07:44 |
| 20 Oct 2026 Tuesday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 19 Oct, 10:52 to 20 Oct, 12:50 |
| 21 Oct 2026 Wednesday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 20 Oct, 12:50 to 21 Oct, 14:12 |
| 08 Nov 2026 Sunday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 07 Nov, 10:48 to 08 Nov, 11:28 |
| 24 Nov 2026 Tuesday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 8, Krittika |
| 20 Dec 2026 Sunday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 5, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 24 Dec 2026 Thursday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 9, 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.