Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1961, 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 1961
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 1961 Sunday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 18, Ardra |
| 13 Jan 1961 Friday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 1961 Saturday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 1961 Sunday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan 1961 Monday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 31 Jan 1961 Tuesday | Thaipusam | Thai 18, Pushya |
| 01 Mar 1961 Wednesday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 18, Magha |
| 31 Mar 1961 Friday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 18, Uttara Phalguni |
| 13 Apr 1961 Thursday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 30 Apr 1961 Sunday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 18, Purnima |
| 29 May 1961 Monday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 16, Vishakha |
| 17 Jul 1961 Monday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 2, Purva Phalguni |
| 02 Aug 1961 Wednesday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 11 Aug 1961 Friday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 27, Amavasya |
| 25 Aug 1961 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 25 Aug, 12:28 to 26 Aug, 08:43 |
| 26 Aug 1961 Saturday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 25 Aug, 12:28 to 26 Aug, 08:43 |
| 14 Sep 1961 Thursday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 13 Sep, 13:44 to 14 Sep, 14:41 |
| 18 Oct 1961 Wednesday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 17 Oct, 21:10 to 18 Oct, 19:06 |
| 19 Oct 1961 Thursday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 18 Oct, 19:06 to 19 Oct, 16:43 |
| 07 Nov 1961 Tuesday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 06 Nov, 14:38 to 07 Nov, 15:20 |
| 22 Nov 1961 Wednesday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 7, Krittika |
| 18 Dec 1961 Monday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 3, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 22 Dec 1961 Friday | 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.