Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 1981, 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 1981
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1981 Tuesday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 1981 Wednesday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 1981 Thursday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan 1981 Friday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 20 Jan 1981 Tuesday | Thaipusam | Thai 7, Pushya |
| 19 Feb 1981 Thursday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 8, Magha |
| 20 Mar 1981 Friday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 7, Uttara Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 1981 Tuesday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 19 Apr 1981 Sunday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 6, Purnima |
| 18 May 1981 Monday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 5, Vishakha |
| 31 Jul 1981 Friday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 16, Amavasya |
| 02 Aug 1981 Sunday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 03 Aug 1981 Monday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 19, Purva Phalguni |
| 14 Aug 1981 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 14 Aug, 22:36 to 15 Aug, 22:06 |
| 15 Aug 1981 Saturday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 14 Aug, 22:36 to 15 Aug, 22:06 |
| 02 Sep 1981 Wednesday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 01 Sep, 21:29 to 02 Sep, 22:59 |
| 07 Oct 1981 Wednesday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 07 Oct, 02:07 to 08 Oct, 03:22 |
| 08 Oct 1981 Thursday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 08 Oct, 03:22 to 09 Oct, 03:48 |
| 26 Oct 1981 Monday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 25 Oct, 22:17 to 26 Oct, 23:50 |
| 09 Dec 1981 Wednesday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 24, 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.