Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 2006, 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 2006
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2006 Tuesday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 26, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 13 Jan 2006 Friday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 29, Ardra |
| 13 Jan 2006 Friday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 2006 Saturday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 2006 Sunday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan 2006 Monday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 11 Feb 2006 Saturday | Thaipusam | Thai 29, Pushya |
| 13 Mar 2006 Monday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 29, Magha |
| 15 Mar 2006 Wednesday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 1, Uttara Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 2006 Friday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 13 May 2006 Saturday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 30, Purnima |
| 09 Jun 2006 Friday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 26, Vishakha |
| 25 Jul 2006 Tuesday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 9, Amavasya |
| 29 Jul 2006 Saturday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 13, Purva Phalguni |
| 03 Aug 2006 Thursday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 04 Aug 2006 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 08 Aug, 19:39 to 09 Aug, 16:23 |
| 09 Aug 2006 Wednesday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 08 Aug, 19:39 to 09 Aug, 16:23 |
| 27 Aug 2006 Sunday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 27 Aug, 08:19 to 28 Aug, 10:52 |
| 01 Oct 2006 Sunday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 01 Oct, 04:12 to 02 Oct, 02:57 |
| 02 Oct 2006 Monday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 02 Oct, 02:57 to 03 Oct, 01:02 |
| 21 Oct 2006 Saturday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 20 Oct, 05:51 to 21 Oct, 08:25 |
| 03 Dec 2006 Sunday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 18, Krittika |
| 30 Dec 2006 Saturday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 15, Shukla Ekadashi |
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.