Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1948, 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 1948
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1948 Tuesday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 1948 Wednesday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 1948 Thursday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan 1948 Friday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 26 Jan 1948 Monday | Thaipusam | Thai 13, Pushya |
| 24 Feb 1948 Tuesday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 12, Magha |
| 25 Mar 1948 Thursday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 12, Uttara Phalguni |
| 13 Apr 1948 Tuesday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 23 Apr 1948 Friday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 11, Purnima |
| 22 May 1948 Saturday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 9, Vishakha |
| 02 Aug 1948 Monday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 05 Aug 1948 Thursday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 21, Amavasya |
| 07 Aug 1948 Saturday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 23, Purva Phalguni |
| 13 Aug 1948 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 18 Aug, 20:42 to 19 Aug, 23:01 |
| 19 Aug 1948 Thursday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 18 Aug, 20:42 to 19 Aug, 23:01 |
| 06 Sep 1948 Monday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 06 Sep, 06:19 to 07 Sep, 03:46 |
| 11 Oct 1948 Monday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 10 Oct, 16:26 to 11 Oct, 18:23 |
| 12 Oct 1948 Tuesday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 11 Oct, 18:23 to 12 Oct, 20:41 |
| 31 Oct 1948 Sunday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 30 Oct, 16:57 to 31 Oct, 14:08 |
| 16 Nov 1948 Tuesday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 1, Krittika |
| 17 Dec 1948 Friday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 3, 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.