Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1896, 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 1896
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1896 Sunday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 13 Jan 1896 Monday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 1896 Tuesday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 15 Jan 1896 Wednesday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 30 Jan 1896 Thursday | Thaipusam | Thai 18, Pushya |
| 28 Feb 1896 Friday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 17, Magha |
| 28 Mar 1896 Saturday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 17, Uttara Phalguni |
| 12 Apr 1896 Sunday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 27 Apr 1896 Monday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 16, Purnima |
| 26 May 1896 Tuesday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 14, Vishakha |
| 15 Jul 1896 Wednesday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 2, Purva Phalguni |
| 31 Jul 1896 Friday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 09 Aug 1896 Sunday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 27, Amavasya |
| 21 Aug 1896 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 22 Aug, 11:11 to 23 Aug, 12:25 |
| 23 Aug 1896 Sunday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 22 Aug, 11:11 to 23 Aug, 12:25 |
| 10 Sep 1896 Thursday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 10 Sep, 08:36 to 11 Sep, 05:21 |
| 15 Oct 1896 Thursday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 14 Oct, 08:10 to 15 Oct, 08:49 |
| 16 Oct 1896 Friday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 15 Oct, 08:49 to 16 Oct, 10:08 |
| 04 Nov 1896 Wednesday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 03 Nov, 20:24 to 04 Nov, 16:38 |
| 20 Nov 1896 Friday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 7, Krittika |
| 15 Dec 1896 Tuesday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 2, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 21 Dec 1896 Monday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 8, 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.