Festivals in Hindu Solar year 2002 - 2003 (April to April)

April 2002 (13 th onwards)
Sun
7
 14
sauramAna ugAdhi, Solar new year, Tamil, Malayalam, Tulu new year (Chitrabhanu), viShu, thillaivAzandhaNar gurupUjai 		21
rAmanavami 		28
Mon 1
 8
 15
 22
 29
Tue
2
 9
 16
 23
 30
kumaragurubarar gurupUjai
Wed 3
 10
 17
naTarAjar abhiShekam 		24
pradhOsham
Thu 4
 11
 18
 25
umApathi sivAchAriyAr gurupUjai
Fri 5
 12
 19
viRanmiNDa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		26
isaiGYAniyAr gurupUjai
Sat 6
 13
chAndramAna ugAdi, Lunar new year, Telugu, Kannada new year, thogaiyaDiyAr (except thillai vAzandhaNar) gurupUjai ( poyyaDimai illAdha pulavar , paththarAi paNivArgaL , paramanaiyE pADuvAr , chiththaththaich chivanpAl vaiththAr , thiruvArUrp piRandhAr , muppOdhum thirumEni thINDuvAr , muzunIRu pUchiya munivar , appAlum aDichchArndhAr )		 20
 27
thirukkuRippuththoNDa nAyanAr gurupUjai
May
Sun 5
 12
chiRuththoNDa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		19
vR^iShabha vratam , sOmAsimARa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		26
Mon 6
thirunAvukarasu nAyanAr (appar) gurupUjai 		13
 20
 27
Tue 7
 14
mangaiyarkkarasiyAr gurupUjai 		21
 28
thirunyAna sambandha nAyanAr gurupUjai , thirunIlakaNDa yAzppANa nAyanAr gurupUjai , muruga nAyanAr gurupUjai , thirunIla nakka nAyanAr gurupUjai
Wed 1
 8
 15
 22
 29
Thu 2
 9
pradhOsham		 16
 23
 30
Fri 3
 10
shivarAtri 		17
shankara bhagavatpAda jayanti		 24
pradhOsham		 31
Sat 4
naTarAjar abhiShEkam		 11
 18
 25
June
Sun 30
 2
 9
shivarAtri 		16
 23
Mon
3
 10
 17
 24
Tue


4
 11
 18
 25
Wed

5
 12
 19
 26
Thu
6
 13
nambiyANDAr nambi gurupUjai 		20
 27
Fri
7
 14
chEkizAr gurupUjai , naminandhi aDikaL gurupUjai 		21
 28
Sat 1
 8
pradhOsham, kazaRchinga gurupUjai 		15
 22
pradhOsham		 29
July
Sun
7
pradhOsham		 14
amarneethi nAyanAr gurupUjai 		21
pradhOsham, kaliya nAyanAr gurupUjai , kooTpuli nAyanAr gurupUjai 		28
Mon 1
 8
shivarAtri 		15
Anith thirumanychanam (naTarAjar abhiShekam) 		22
 29
Tue
2

 9
 16
dakshinAyana puNyakAlam		 23
 30
Wed 3
EyarkOn kalikkAma nAyanAr gurupUjai
10
 17
 24
paTTinattaDikaL gurupUjai 		31
Thu 4
 11
 18
 25
Fri 5
 12
 19
 26
Sat 6
 13
mANikka vAchakar gurupUjai 		20
 27
August
Sun
4
 11
ADippUram		 18
 25
Mon
5
 12
 19
 26
Tue

6
pradhOsham, kURRuva nAyanAr gurupUjai 		13
perumizalaik kuRumba nAyanAr gurupUjai 		20
pradhOsham		 27
Wed
7
shivarAtri 		14
sundaramoorthy nAyanAr (sundharar) gurupUjai , chEramAn perumAL nAyanAr (kazaRiRRaRivAr) gurupUjai 		21
naTarAjar abhiShekam, Rig upAkarma		 28
Thu 1
 8
ADi ammAvAsai		 15
 22
yajur upAkarma		 29
Fri 2
Adi Kriththikai		 9
 16
varalakshmi vratam		 23
gAyatri japa		 30
gOkulAShTami
Sat 3
pugazchchOza nAyanAr gurupUjai , mUrthi nAyanAr gurupUjai 		10
 17
 24
 31
September
Sun 1
 8
maRainyAna chambandha sivAchAriyAr gurupUjai 		15
 22
mALaya paksha Arambam		 29
Mon 2
 9
sAma upAkarma 		16
 23
 30
Tue
3
 10
vinAyaka chaturti 		17
 24
uruththia pasupathi nAyanAr gurupUjai

Wed 4
pradhOsham, cheruththuNai nAyanAr gurupUjai , nIlakaNTa shivAchArya gurupUjai		 11
 18
pradhOsham		 25

Thu 5
shivarAtri , pugazththuNai nAyanAr gurupUjai , adhipaththa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		12
kulachiRai nAyanAr gurupUjai 		19
 26
Fri 6
iLaiyAnkuiDimARa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		13
 20
naTarAjar abhishekam, narasinga munaiyaraiya nAyanAr gurupUjai 		27
thirunALaippOvAr nAyanAr gurupUjai
Sat 7
 14
AvaNi mUlam, kungiliyak kalaya nAyanAr gurupUjai 		21
umAmaheshwara vratam		 28
October
Sun
6
mahALaya amAvAsya 		13
starting of kEdhAra vrata , durga pooja, vaLLalAr gurupUjai		 20
annAbhiShekam		 27
Mon
7
Starting of navarAtri (Dasara) 		14
saraswathi pUja, Ayudha pUja, EnAdhi nAtha nAyanAr gurupUjai 		21
 28
Tue
1
 8
 15
vijayadasami		 22
thirumUla nAyanAr gurupUjai 		29
Wed 2
 9
 16
 23
ninRachIr neDumARa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		30
chatti nAyanAr gurupUjai
Thu 3
 10
 17
 24
iDankazi nAyanAr gurupUjai 		31
Fri 4
pradhOsham, shivarAtri , aruNandhi shivAchAriyAr gurupUjai 		11
 18
pradhOsham		 25
Sat 5
 12
 19
 26
November
Sun
3
shivarAtri 		10
 17
pradhOsham		 24
Mon
4
kEdhAra mahA vratam , deepAvaLi (Diwali) 		11
 18
kArthikai 1st sOmavAram		 25
kArthikai 2nd sOmavAram
Tue

5
meykaNDAr gurupUjai		 12
 19
umA maheshwara viradam, baraNi deepam		 26
Wed
6
 13
 20
thirukkArthikai, thiruvaNNAmalai dIpam		 27
Thu
7
pUsalAr nAyanAr gurupUjai 		14
 21
kaNampulla nAyanAr gurupUjai 		28
Fri 1
 8
 15
 22
Sat 2
pradhOsham		 9
skandha ShaShTi (sUrasamhAram), aiyaDikaL kADavarkOn nAyanAr gurupUjai 		16
 23
 30
meypporuL nAyanAr gurupUjai , AnAya nAyanAr gurupUjai
December
Sun 1
 8
 15
 22
 29
mAnakkanychARa nAyanAr gurupUjai
Mon 2
kArthikai 3rd sOmavAra, pradhOsham, shivarAtri 		9
kArthikai 4th sOmavAra 		16
mArkazi (dhanurmAsa) starting (thiruvempAvai, thiruppaLLiyezuchchi) 		23
 30
Tue
3
 10
 17
pradhOsham		 24
 31
pradhOsham
Wed 4
 11
 18
 25

Thu 5
 12
 19
AudrA abiShekam 		26
iyaRpagai nAyanAr gurupUjai
Fri 6
mUrgga nAyanAr gurupUjai 		13
 20
thiruvAdhirai, ArudhrA dharshanam, chaDaiya nAyanAr gurupUjai 		27
Sat 7
chiRappuli nAyanAr gurupUjai 		14
 21
 28
January 2003
Sun 5
 12
 19
 26
Mon 6
 13
 20
 27
thirunIlakaNTa nAyanAr gurupUjai , thAyumAnavar gurupUjai
Tue 7
 14
vaikunTa Ekadashi, bOgi		 21
 28
Wed 1
shivarAtri , mArkazi (dhanurmAsa) continues (thiruvempAvai, thiruppaLLiyezuchchi)		 8
 15
makara shankarAnti, thaip pongal		 22
 29
pradhOsham
Thu 2
 9
 16
pradhOsham		 23
 30
shivarAtri
Fri 3
chAkkiya nAyanAr gurupUjai 		10
vAyilAr nAyanAr gurupUjai 		17
 24
chaNDeshwara nAyanAr gurupUjai , thilakavathiyAr gurupUjai 		31
Sat 4
 11
 18
thaippUsam, arivATTAya nAyanAr gurupUjai 		25
February
Sun
2
 9
namachchivAya mUrthikaL gurupUjai		 16
 23
Mon
3
 10
 17
 24
Tue


4
appUdhi aDikaL nAyanAr gurupUjai 		11
 18
 25
Wed

5
 12
kaNNappa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		19
 26
kAri nAyanAr gurupUjai
Thu
6
 13
 20
eRipaththa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		27
Fri
7
 14
pradhOsham		 21
 28
pradhOsham
Sat 1
shUla vratam		 8
kalikkamba nAyanAr gurupUjai 		15
naDarAjar abhishEkam		 22
March
Sun 30
pradhOsham, shivarAtri , dhaNDiyaDikal gurupUjai 		2
 9
 16
 23
Mon 31
 3
kOchchengaT chOza nAyanAr gurupUjai 		10
 17
kalyANa vratam, paNguni uththiram 		24
Tue

4
 11
 18
 25
Wed
5
 12
 19
 26
Thu
6
 13
 20
 27
Fri
7
 14
 21
kAraikkAl ammaiyAr gurupUjai 		28
Sat 1
mahAshivarAtri 		8
 15
pradhOsham		 22
 29
April 2003 (Till 14th)
Sun
6
 13
thogaiyaDiyAr gurupUjai ( poyyaDimai illAdha pulavar , paththarAi paNivArgaL , paramanaiyE pADuvAr , chiththaththaich chivanpAl vaiththAr , thiruvArUrp piRandhAr , muppOdhum thirumEni thINDuvAr , muzunIRu pUchiya munivar , appAlum aDichchArndhAr )		 20
 27
Mon
7
nEsa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		14
pradhOsham, sauramAna ugAdhi, Solar new year, Tamil, Malayalam, Tulu new year (subhAnu), viShu, thillaivAzandhaNar gurupUjai 		21
 28
Tue
1
 8
 15
 22
 29
Wed 2
chAndramAn ugAdi, Lunar new year, kannada, telugu new year		 9
gaNanAtha nAyanAr gurupUjai 		16
 23
 30
Thu 3
 10
 17
 24
Fri 4
 11
munaiyaDuvAr nAyanAr gurupUjai , rAma navami 		18
 25
Sat 5
 12
 19
 26

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