Tamil Festivals
Tamil festivals of 2017, 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 2017
| Date | Festival | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 08 Jan 2017 Sunday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 24, Shukla Ekadashi |
| 11 Jan 2017 Wednesday | Arudra Darisanam | Margazhi 27, Ardra |
| 13 Jan 2017 Friday | Bhogi | The day before Thai 1 |
| 14 Jan 2017 Saturday | Thai Pongal | Thai 1 |
| 15 Jan 2017 Sunday | Mattu Pongal | Thai 2 |
| 16 Jan 2017 Monday | Kaanum Pongal | Thai 3 |
| 10 Feb 2017 Friday | Thaipusam | Thai 28, Pushya |
| 11 Mar 2017 Saturday | Maasi Magam | Maasi 27, Magha |
| 09 Apr 2017 Sunday | Panguni Uthiram | Panguni 27, Uttara Phalguni |
| 14 Apr 2017 Friday | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) | Chithirai 1 |
| 10 May 2017 Wednesday | Chithirai Pournami | Chithirai 27, Purnima |
| 07 Jun 2017 Wednesday | Vaikasi Visakam | Vaikasi 24, Vishakha |
| 23 Jul 2017 Sunday | Aadi Amavasai | Aadi 8, Amavasya |
| 26 Jul 2017 Wednesday | Aadi Pooram | Aadi 11, Purva Phalguni |
| 02 Aug 2017 Wednesday | Aadi Perukku | Aadi 18 |
| 04 Aug 2017 Friday | Varalakshmi Vratam (Friday before) | Shravana Purnima, 06 Aug, 22:28 to 07 Aug, 23:40 |
| 07 Aug 2017 Monday | Avani Avittam | Shravana Purnima, 06 Aug, 22:28 to 07 Aug, 23:40 |
| 25 Aug 2017 Friday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, 24 Aug, 20:27 to 25 Aug, 20:31 |
| 29 Sep 2017 Friday | Saraswati Puja | Ashwin Shukla Navami, 28 Sep, 21:36 to 29 Sep, 23:50 |
| 30 Sep 2017 Saturday | Vijayadasami | Ashwin Shukla Dashami, 29 Sep, 23:50 to 01 Oct, 01:36 |
| 18 Oct 2017 Wednesday | Deepavali | Ashwin Krishna Chaturdashi, 18 Oct, 00:08 to 19 Oct, 00:13 |
| 02 Dec 2017 Saturday | Karthigai Deepam | Karthigai 17, Krittika |
| 29 Dec 2017 Friday | Vaikunta Ekadasi | Margazhi 14, 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.