Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1953, 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 1953
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1953 Tuesday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 1953 Wednesday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 1953 Thursday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan 1953 Friday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 29 Jan 1953 Thursday | Thaipusam | Thai 16, Pushya |
| 28 Feb 1953 Saturday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 17, Magha |
| 29 Mar 1953 Sunday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 16, Uttara Phalguni |
| 13 Apr 1953 Monday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 29 Apr 1953 Wednesday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 17, Purnima |
| 27 May 1953 Wednesday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 14, Vishakha |
| 16 Jul 1953 Thursday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 1, Purva Phalguni |
| 02 Aug 1953 Sunday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 09 Aug 1953 Sunday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 25, Amavasya |
| 21 Aug 1953 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 24 Aug, 05:18 to 25 Aug, 01:50 |
| 24 Aug 1953 Monday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 24 Aug, 05:18 to 25 Aug, 01:50 |
| 12 Sep 1953 Saturday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 11 Sep, 20:40 to 12 Sep, 22:53 |
| 17 Oct 1953 Saturday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 16 Oct, 14:48 to 17 Oct, 13:24 |
| 18 Oct 1953 Sunday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 17 Oct, 13:24 to 18 Oct, 11:21 |
| 05 Nov 1953 Thursday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 04 Nov, 19:24 to 05 Nov, 21:35 |
| 20 Nov 1953 Friday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 5, Krittika |
| 16 Dec 1953 Wednesday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 2, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 21 Dec 1953 Monday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 7, 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.