Festivals in Hindu Solar year subhanu 2003 - 2004 (April to April)

April 2003
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
kumaraguruparar gurupUjai 		27
Mon
7
nEsa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		14
pradhOsham, sauramAna ugAdhi, Solar new year, Tamil, Malayalam, Tulu new year (subhAnu), viShu, thillaivAzandhaNar gurupUjai 		21
 28
pradhOsham
Tue
1
 8
 15
umApathi sivAchAriyAr gurupUjai 		22
 29
shivarAtri
Wed 2
chAndramAn ugAdi, Lunar new year, kannada, telugu new year		 9
gaNanAtha nAyanAr gurupUjai 		16
isaiGYAniyAr gurupUjai , chithrA paurNami 		23
 30
Thu 3
 10
 17
thirukkuRippuththoNDa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		24
naTarAjar thiruvONam abishekam
Fri 4
 11
munaiyaDuvAr nAyanAr gurupUjai , rAma navami 		18
 25
Sat 5
 12
 19
 26
thirunAvukarasu nAyanAr (appar) gurupUjai
May
Sun
4
mangaiyarkkarasiyAr gurupUjai 		11
 18
thirunyAna sambandha nAyanAr gurupUjai , thirunIlakaNDa yAzppANa nAyanAr gurupUjai , muruga nAyanAr gurupUjai , thirunIla nakka nAyanAr gurupUjai 		25
Mon
5
 12
 19
 26
Tue

6
viRanmiNDa nAyanAr gurupUjai , shankara bhagavatpAda jayanti		 13
 20
 27
Wed
7
 14
pradhOsham 		21
 28
pradhOsham
Thu 1
 8
 15
 22
 29
shivarAtri , kazaRchinga gurupUjai
Fri 2
chiRuththoNDa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		9
 16
 23
 30
Sat 3
 10
sivaGYAna swamigaL gurupUjai 		17
 24
 31
June
Sun 1
 8
vRiShabha vratam 		15
 22
 29
Mon 2
 9
 16
 23
EyarkOn kalikkAma nAyanAr gurupUjai 		30
Tue
3
 10
 17
 24
Wed 4
naminandhi aDikaL gurupUjai , chEkizAr gurupUjai 		11
 18
 25
Thu 5
 12
pradhOsham,vaikAsi visAkam 		19
 26
Fri 6
sOmAsimARa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		13
nambiyANDAr nambi gurupUjai 		20
 27
pradhOsham, shivarAtri
Sat 7
 14
 21
 28
July
Sun
6
Anith thirumanjanam (naTarAjar abhishekam) 		13
yajur upAkarma 		20
 27
shivarAtri , kURRuva nAyanAr gurupUjai
Mon
7
 14
 21
 28
ADi amAvAsa
Tue
1
 8
 15
 22
 29
Wed 2
 9
 16
dakshiNAyanam 		23
 30
Thu 3
mANikka vAchakar gurupUjai 		10
 17
 24
pugazchchOza nAyanAr gurupUjai , mUrthi nAyanAr gurupUjai 		31
Fri 4
amarneethi nAyanAr gurupUjai 		11
pradhOsham 		18
 25
Sat 5
 12
 19
 26
pradhOsham
August
Sun 31
vinAyaka chathurthi		 3
perumizalaik kuRumba nAyanAr gurupUjai 		10
 17
 24
Mon
4
sundaramoorthy nAyanAr (sundharar) gurupUjai , chEramAn perumAL nAyanAr (kazaRiRRaRivAr) gurupUjai 		11
paTTinattaDikaL gurupUjai 		18
 25
pradhOsham
Tue

5
 12
gAyathri japam 		19
gOkulAShTami 		26
shivarAtri , cheruththuNai nAyanAr gurupUjai , nIlakaNTa shivAchArya gurupUjai
Wed
6
 13
 20
 27
pugazththuNai nAyanAr gurupUjai , adhipaththa nAyanAr gurupUjai
Thu
7
 14
 21
 28
iLaiyAnkuiDimARa nAyanAr gurupUjai
Fri 1
 8
kaliya nAyanAr gurupUjai , kOTpuli nAyanAr gurupUjai 		15
 22
 29
Sat 2
 9
pradhOsham 		16
 23
 30
maRainyAna chambandha sivAchAriyAr gurupUjai , sAma upAkarma
September
Sun
7
 14
 21
 28
Mon 1
 8
pradhOsham, Rig upAkarma, ONam festival 		15
 22
 29
Tue
2
 9
 16
 23
pradhOsham 		30
Wed 3
kulachiRai nAyanAr gurupUjai 		10
naTarajar abhiShekam 		17
 24
shivarAtri
Thu 4
 11
 18
thirunALaippOvAr nAyanAr (nandhanAr) gurupUjai 		25
aruNandhi shivAchAriyAr gurupUjai , mahALaya amAvAsai
Fri 5
AvaNi mUlam (piTTuth thirunAL), kungiliyak kalaya nAyanAr gurupUjai 		12
 19
 26
Starting of navaratri
Sat 6
 13
 20
 27
October
Sun
5
EnAdhi nAtha nAyanAr gurupUjai 		12
uruththia pasupathi nAyanAr gurupUjai 		19
 26
meykaNDAr gurupUjai
Mon
6
narasinga munaiyaraiya nAyanAr gurupUjai 		13
 20
chaththi nAyanAr gurupUjai 		27
Tue

7
 14
 21
 28
pUsalAr nAyanAr gurupUjai
Wed 1
 8
pradhOsham 		15
 22
 29
Thu 2
 9
 16
 23
pradhOsham, shivarAtri 		30
aiyaDikaL kADavarkOn nAyanAr gurupUjai , skandha ShaShTi (sUrasamhAram)
Fri 3
starting of kEdhAra vrata 		10
naTarAjar abishekam 		17
 24
kEdhAra mahA vratam , deepAvaLi (Diwali) 		31
Sat 4
vaLLalAr gurupUjai, vijayadasami, dasara 		11
appaiya dIkshithar jayanti 		18
 25
November
Sun 30
 2
 9
thirumUla nAyanAr gurupUjai 		16
 23
Mon
3
 10
ninRachIr neDumARa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		17
kAlabhairavAShTami, vaikkathaSHTami, kArththikai 1st sOmavAra 		24
kArthigai 2nd sOmavAram
Tue

4
 11
 18
 25
Wed
5
 12
 19
 26
mUrgga nAyanAr gurupUjai
Thu
6
pradhOsham 		13
 20
meypporuL nAyanAr gurupUjai , AnAya nAyanAr gurupUjai 		27
chiRappuli nAyanAr gurupUjai
Fri
7
 14
iDankazi nAyanAr gurupUjai 		21
pradhOsham 		28
Sat 1
 8
annAbhishEkam 		15
 22
shivarAtri 		29
December
Sun
7
thirukkArthikai, thiruvaNNAmalai kArthigai dIpam		 14
 21
pradhOsham, shivarAtri 		28
Mon 1
kArthikai 3rd sOmavAram 		8
umA maheshwara viradam, kArttikai 4th sOmavAram, kaNampulla nAyanAr gurupUjai 		15
kArthikai 5th sOmvAr 		22
 29
Tue
2
 9
 16
mArkazi (dhanurmAsa) starting (thiruvempAvai, thiruppaLLiyezuchchi), iyaRpagai nAyanAr gurupUjai 		23
 30
Wed 3
 10
 17
 24
chAkkiya nAyanAr gurupUjai 		31
vAyilAr nAyanAr gurupUjai
Thu 4
 11
 18
 25
Fri 5
 12
 19
mAnakkanychARa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		26
Sat 6
pradhOsham 		13
 20
 27
January 2004
Sun
4
pradhOsham 		11
shankata hara chaturthi		 18
 25
appUdhi aDikaL nAyanAr gurupUjai
Mon
5
 12
 19
pradhOsham 		26
Tue

6
ArudrA abhiShekam		 13
 20
shivarAtri 		27
Wed
7
thiruvAdhirai, ArudhrA dharshanam, chaDaiya nAyanAr gurupUjai 		14
bOgi 		21
shUla vratam, thai ammAvAsai 		28
Thu 1
mArkazi (dhanurmAsa) continues (thiruvempAvai, thiruppaLLiyezuchchi) 		8
 15
chaNDeshwara nAyanAr gurupUjai , thilakavathiyAr gurupUjai , makara shankarAnti, pongal, uttarAyanam 		22
 29
kalikkamba nAyanAr gurupUjai
Fri 2
 9
 16
 23
 30
namachchivAyar gurupUjai
Sat 3
 10
 17
thirunIlakaNTa nAyanAr gurupUjai , thAyumAnavar gurupUjai 		24
 31
February
Sun 1
 8
 15
 22
 29
Mon 2
 9
 16
kAri nAyanAr gurupUjai 		23
Tue
3
pradhOsham, kaNNappa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		10
 17
 24
Wed 4
arivATTAya (arivAL thAyar) nAyanAr gurupUjai 		11
 18
pradhOsham, mahAshivarAtri 		25
Thu 5
thaippUsam 		12
 19
 26
Fri 6
 13
 20
 27
Sat 7
 14
 21
kOchchengaT chOza nAyanAr gurupUjai 		28
March
Sun
7
 14
 21
chAndramAna ugadi,lunar new year, Kannada, Telugu new year 		28
Mon 1
 8
eRipaththa nAyanAr gurupUjai 		15
 22
 29
gaNanAtha nAyanAr gurupUjai
Tue
2
 9
 16
 23
 30
shri rAmanavami
Wed 3
 10
 17
 24
 31
munaiyaDuvAr nAyanAr gurupUjai
Thu 4
pradhOsham 		11
 18
pradhOsham 		25
Fri 5
naDarAjar abisekam 		12
 19
shivarAtri , dhaNDiyaDikal gurupUjai 		26
Sat 6
mAsi makam 		13
 20
 27
nEsa nAyanAr gurupUjai
April 2004 (till mid of the month)
Sun
4
kalyANa vratam, paNguni uththiram		 11
 18
 25
Mon
5
 12
thogaiyaDiyAr gurupUjai ( poyyaDimai illAdha pulavar , paththarAi paNivArgaL , paramanaiyE pADuvAr , chiththaththaich chivanpAl vaiththAr , thiruvArUrp piRandhAr , muppOdhum thirumEni thINDuvAr , muzunIRu pUchiya munivar , appAlum aDichchArndhAr ) 		19
 26
Tue

6
 13
sauramAna ugadi (dhAraNa varusham) year, Malayalam, Tamil, Tulu new year, thillaivAzandhaNar gurupUjai 		20
 27
Wed
7
kAraikkAl ammaiyAr gurupUjai 		14
 21
 28
Thu 1
 8
 15
 22
 29
Fri 2
 9
 16
 23
 30
Sat 3
pradhOsham 		10
 17
 24
 31

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