Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1976, 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 1976
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1976 Tuesday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 29, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 14 Jan 1976 Wednesday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 1976 Thursday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 16 Jan 1976 Friday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 17 Jan 1976 Saturday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 18 Jan 1976 Sunday | Thaipusam | Thai 4, Pushya |
| 16 Feb 1976 Monday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 4, Magha |
| 16 Mar 1976 Tuesday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 3, Uttara Phalguni |
| 13 Apr 1976 Tuesday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 14 Apr 1976 Wednesday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 2, Purnima |
| 14 May 1976 Friday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 1, Vishakha |
| 27 Jul 1976 Tuesday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 12, Amavasya |
| 30 Jul 1976 Friday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 15, Purva Phalguni |
| 02 Aug 1976 Monday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 06 Aug 1976 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 09 Aug, 05:37 to 10 Aug, 05:13 |
| 09 Aug 1976 Monday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 09 Aug, 05:37 to 10 Aug, 05:13 |
| 28 Aug 1976 Saturday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 28 Aug, 08:07 to 29 Aug, 05:16 |
| 01 Oct 1976 Friday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 01 Oct, 04:10 to 02 Oct, 03:32 |
| 02 Oct 1976 Saturday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 02 Oct, 03:32 to 03 Oct, 03:29 |
| 22 Oct 1976 Friday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 21 Oct, 17:46 to 22 Oct, 14:19 |
| 05 Dec 1976 Sunday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 20, Krittika |
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.