Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1950, 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 1950
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Jan 1950 Wednesday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 21, Ardra |
| 13 Jan 1950 Friday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 1950 Saturday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 1950 Sunday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan 1950 Monday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 02 Feb 1950 Thursday | Thaipusam | Thai 20, Pushya |
| 03 Mar 1950 Friday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 20, Magha |
| 02 Apr 1950 Sunday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 20, Uttara Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 1950 Friday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 02 May 1950 Tuesday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 19, Purnima |
| 30 May 1950 Tuesday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 17, Vishakha |
| 19 Jul 1950 Wednesday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 4, Purva Phalguni |
| 02 Aug 1950 Wednesday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 13 Aug 1950 Sunday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 29, Amavasya |
| 25 Aug 1950 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 26 Aug, 21:01 to 27 Aug, 20:20 |
| 27 Aug 1950 Sunday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 26 Aug, 21:01 to 27 Aug, 20:20 |
| 15 Sep 1950 Friday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 15 Sep, 01:41 to 15 Sep, 22:59 |
| 19 Oct 1950 Thursday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 18 Oct, 21:09 to 19 Oct, 20:21 |
| 20 Oct 1950 Friday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 19 Oct, 20:21 to 20 Oct, 20:08 |
| 09 Nov 1950 Thursday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 08 Nov, 11:55 to 09 Nov, 08:35 |
| 24 Nov 1950 Friday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 9, Krittika |
| 19 Dec 1950 Tuesday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 4, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 25 Dec 1950 Monday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 10, 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.