VIKRAMA NAAMA SAMVATSARAM

RELIGIOUS CALENDER FROM APR'2000 TO APR'2001

TAMIL MONTH

ENGLISH MONTH

ENGLISH DATE

CEREMONY

APR'2000

CHITHIRAI

APRIL

13 THU

MESHA RAVI SANKRAMANA (VISHU) PUNYA KALAM

THARPANAM, CHITHIRAI MONTH BEGINS

CHITHIRAI

APRIL

14 FRI

VISHUKKANI EKADASHI

CHITHIRAI

APRIL

16 SUN

PRADOSHAM

CHITHIRAI

APRIL

18 TUE

POURNAMI CHITHRA POURNAMI

CHITHIRAI

APRIL

30 SUN

EKADASHI

MAY'2000

CHITHIRAI

MAY

1 MON

PRADOSHAM

CHITHIRAI

MAY

3 WED

AMAVASYA

CHITHIRAI

MAY

6 SAT

AKSHAYA THRITHEEYA

CHITHIRAI

MAY

8 MON

SHANKARA JAYANTHI

CHITHIRAI

MAY

9 TUE

SHASHTI VRATHAM

VAIKASHI

MAY

14 SUN

EKADASHI VAIKASHI MONTH BEGINS

VAIKASHI

MAY

15 MON

PRADOSHAM

VAIKASHI

MAY

17 WED

POURNAMI

VAIKASHI

MAY

29 MON

EKADASHI

VAIKASHI

MAY

31 WED

PRADOSHAM

JUNE'2000

VAIKASHI

JUNE

1 THU

BODHAYANA AMAVASYA

VAIKASHI

JUNE

2 FRI

AMAVASYA

VAIKASHI

JUNE

7 WED

SHASHTI VRATHAM

VAIKASHI

JUNE

12 MON

EKADASHI

VAIKASHI

JUNE

14 WED

PRADOSHAM

AANI

JUNE

15 THU

AANI MONTH BEGINS

AANI

JUNE

16 FRI

POURNAMI

AANI

JUNE

28 WED

EKADASHI

AANI

JUNE

29 THU

PRADOSHAM

JULY'2000

AANI

JULY

1 SAT

AMAVASYA

AANI

JULY

7 FRI

SHASHTI VRATHAM

AANI

JULY

12 WED

EKADASHI

AANI

JULY

13 THU

PRADOSHAM

AADI

JULY

16 SUN

POURNAMI KATAKA RAVI SANKRAMANA (DAKSHINAYANA)

PUNYA KALAM, THARPANAM (BEFORE & UPTO 8:00A.M)

AADI MONTH BEGINS

CHANDRA GRAHANAM (LUNAR ECLIPSE)

ECLIPSICAL MOON RISE (BOMBAY) : 6.43 PM (POORNA GRASTHODAYAM)

ENDS: 9.24 PM THARPANAM (FOR ECLIPSE) [7.45 PM]

AADI

JULY

17 MON

AADI PANDIKAI

AADI

JULY

27 THU

EKADASHI

AADI

JULY

28 FRI

PRADOSHAM

AADI

JULY

30 SUN

AMAVASYA

AADI

JULY

31 MON

PRADAKSHINA AMAVASYA ( AMA SOMAVARAM)

AUGUST'2000

AADI

AUGUST

2 WED

PATHINETTAM PERUKKU

AADI

AUGUST

5 SAT

SHASHTI VRATAM

AADI

AUGUST

10 THU

EKADASHI

AADI

AUGUST

11 FRI

VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM

AADI

AUGUST

12 SAT

PRADOSHAM

AADI

AUGUST

14 MON

RIG UPAKARMA YAJUR UPAKARMA

POURNAMI

AADI

AUGUST

15 TUE

GAYATHRI JAPAM

AAVANI

AUGUST

17 THU

AAVANI MONTH BEGINS

AAVANI

AUGUST

22 TUE

JANMASHTAMI

AAVANI

AUGUST

25 FRI

EKADASHI

AAVANI

AUGUST

27 SUN

PRADOSHAM

AAVANI

AUGUST

28 MON

BODHAYANA AMAVASYA

AAVANI

AUGUST

29 TUE

AMAVASYA

SEPTEMBER'2000

AAVANI

SEPTEMBER

1 FRI

SAAMA UPAKARMA VINAYAKA CHATHURTHI

AAVANI

SEPTEMBER

2 SAT

RISHI PANCHAMI

AAVANI

SEPTEMBER

4 SUN

SHASHTI VRATAM

AAVANI

SEPTEMBER

9 SAT

EKADASHI

AAVANI

SEPTEMBER

10 SUN

ONAM

AAVANI

SEPTEMBER

11 MON

PRADOSHAM

AAVANI

SEPTEMBER

13 WED

POURNAMI

AAVANI

SEPTEMBER

14 THU

MAHALAYA PAKSHA AARAMBAM

PURATTASI

SEPTEMBER

17 SUN

PURATTASI MONTH BEGINS

PURATTASI

SEPTEMBER

24 SUN

EKADASHI

PURATTASI

SEPTEMBER

25 MON

PRADOSHAM

PURATTASI

SEPTEMBER

27 WED

MAHALAYA AMAVASYA

PURATTASI

SEPTEMBER

28 THU

NAVARATHRI UTHSAVA AARAMBHAM

OCTOBER'2000

PURATTASI

OCTOBER

3 TUE

SHASHTI VRATAM

PURATTASI

OCTOBER

6 FRI

SARASWATI POOJA

PURATTASI

OCTOBER

7 SAT

VIJAYA DASAMI

PURATTASI

OCTOBER

9 MON

EKADASI

PURATTASI

OCTOBER

10 TUE

PRADOSHAM

PURATTASI

OCTOBER

13 FRI

POURNAMI

AIPPASI

OCTOBER

17 TUE

THULA RAVI SANKRAMANA (VISHU) PUNYAKALAM

THARPANAM, AIPPASI MONTH BEGINS

AIPPASI

OCTOBER

23 MON

EKADASI

AIPPASI

OCTOBER

24 TUE

PRADOSHAM

AIPPASI

OCTOBER

26 THU

DEEPAVALI

BODHAYANA AMAVASYA

AIPPASI

OCTOBER

27 FRI

AMAVASYA LAKSHMI POOJA

AIPPASI

OCTOBER

30 MON

KRITTHIKA SOMAVARAM

NOVEMBER'2000

AIPPASI

NOVEMBER

2 THU

SKANDA SHASHTI VRATAM

AIPPASI

NOVEMBER

6 MON

KRITTHIKA SOMAVARAM

AIPPASI

NOVEMBER

9 THU

PRADOSHAM

AIPPASI

NOVEMBER

11 SAT

POURNAMI

AIPPASI

NOVEMBER

13 MON

KRITTHIKA SOMAVARAM

KARTHIKAI

NOVEMBER

16 THU

KARTHIKAI MONTH BEGINS

KARTHIKAI

NOVEMBER

20 MON

KRITTHIKA SOMAVARAM

KARTHIKAI

NOVEMBER

21 TUE

EKADASI

KARTHIKAI

NOVEMBER

23 THU

PRADOSHAM

KARTHIKAI

NOVEMBER

25 SAT

AMAVASYA

DECEMBER'2000

KARTHIKAI

DECEMBER

2 SAT

SHASHTI VRATAM

KARTHIKAI

DECEMBER

7 THU

EKADASI

KARTHIKAI

DECEMBER

9 SAT

PRADOSHAM

BHARANI DEEPAM, MALAI DEEPAM

KARTHIKAI

DECEMBER

10 SUN

KARTHIKAI DEEPAM

KARTHIKAI

DECEMBER

11 MON

POURNAMI

MARGAZI

DECEMBER

16 SAT

MARGAZI MONTH BEGINS

MARGAZI

DECEMBER

21 THU

EKADASI

MARGAZI

DECEMBER

23 SAT

PRADOSHAM

MARGAZI

DECEMBER

25 MON

AMAVASYA AMA SOMAVARAM

PRADAKSHINA AMAVASYA

MARGAZI

DECEMBER

31 SUN

SHASHTI VRATAM

JANUARY 2001

MARGAZI

JANUARY

6 SAT

EKADASI (VAIKUNDA EKADASI)

MARGAZI

JANUARY

7 SUN

PRADOSHAM

MARGAZI

JANUARY

9 TUE

AARDRA DARSHANAM, POURNAMI

CHANDRA GRAHANAM (LUNAR ECLIPSE)

BEGINS : 24:12 ENDS 27:29 [THARPANAM]

MARGAZI

JANUARY

13 SAT

S

THAI

JANUARY

14 SUN

UTHARAYANA PUNYAKALAM, THARPANAM

MAKARA SANKRANTHI, PONGAL PANDIKAI

THAI MONTH BEGINS

THAI

JANUARY

20 SAT

EKADASI

THAI

JANUARY

21 SUN

PRADOSHAM

THAI

JANUARY

24 WED

AMAVASYA

THAI

JANUARY

30 TUE

SHASHTI VRATAM

FEBRUARY 2001

THAI

FEBRUARY

4 SUN

EKADASI

THAI

FEBRUARY

6 TUE

PRADOSHAM

THAI

FEBRUARY

7 WED

THAI POOSAM POURNAMI

MASI

FEBRUARY

13 TUE

MASI MONTH BEGINS

MASI

FEBRUARY

18 SUN

EKADASI

MASI

FEBRUARY

20 TUE

PRADOSHAM

MASI

FEBRUARY

21 WED

MAHASIVARATHRI

MASI

FEBRUARY

22 THU

AMAVASYA

MARCH 2001

MASI

MARCH

1 THU

SHASHTI VRATAM

MASI

MARCH

6 TUE

EKADASI

MASI

MARCH

7 WED

PRADOSHAM

MASI

MARCH

8 THU

MASI MAKHAM

MASI

MARCH

9 FRI

POURNAMI

PANGUNI

MARCH

14 WED

KARADAYAN NOMBU (2:00 PM TO 2:30 PM)

PANGUNI MONTH BEGINS

PANGUNI

MARCH

20 TUE

EKADASI

PANGUNI

MARCH

22 THU

PRADOSHAM

PANGUNI

MARCH

24 SAT

AMAVASYA

PANGUNI

MARCH

25 SUN

SHREE RAMA NAVAMI UTHSAVA AARAMBHAM

PANGUNI

MARCH

30 FRI

SHASHTI VRATAM

APRIL 2001

PANGUNI

APRIL

2 MON

SHREE RAMA NAVAMI

PANGUNI

APRIL

4 WED

EKADASI

PANGUNI

APRIL

5 THU

PRADOSHAM

PANGUNI

APRIL

6 FRI

PANGUNI UTHRAM

PANGUNI

APRIL

7 SAT

POURNAMI

PANGUNI

APRIL

13 FRI

MESHA RAVI SANKRAMANA (VISHU) PUNYAKALAM

THARPANAM

CHITHIRAI

APRIL

14 SAT

VISHUKKANI

CHITHIRAI MONTH BEGINS