Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 2011, 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 2011
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2011 Friday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 2011 Saturday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 16 Jan 2011 Sunday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 17 Jan 2011 Monday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 20 Jan 2011 Thursday | Thaipusam | Thai 6, Pushya |
| 18 Feb 2011 Friday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 6, Magha |
| 20 Mar 2011 Sunday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 6, Uttara Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 2011 Thursday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 18 Apr 2011 Monday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 5, Purnima |
| 17 May 2011 Tuesday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 3, Vishakha |
| 30 Jul 2011 Saturday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 14, Amavasya |
| 02 Aug 2011 Tuesday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 17, Purva Phalguni |
| 03 Aug 2011 Wednesday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 12 Aug 2011 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 12 Aug, 23:45 to 14 Aug, 00:27 |
| 13 Aug 2011 Saturday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 12 Aug, 23:45 to 14 Aug, 00:27 |
| 01 Sep 2011 Thursday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 31 Aug, 22:15 to 01 Sep, 19:02 |
| 05 Oct 2011 Wednesday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 04 Oct, 20:37 to 05 Oct, 20:53 |
| 06 Oct 2011 Thursday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 05 Oct, 20:53 to 06 Oct, 21:43 |
| 26 Oct 2011 Wednesday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 25 Oct, 09:02 to 26 Oct, 05:16 |
| 08 Dec 2011 Thursday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 22, 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.