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VIRATHAM Ekadashi Viratham — complete guide The eleventh lunar day fast for Lord Vishnu: meaning, step-by-step observance, foods, regional traditions and your local timing. VIRATHAM Pournami Viratham — complete guide The full-moon observance: meaning, evening worship after moonrise, Satyanarayana pooja, regional traditions and your local moonrise. VIRATHAM Pradosham — complete guide The Trayodashi twilight worship of Lord Shiva and Nandi: meaning, the local Pradosha window, step-by-step worship and regional traditions.

VIRATHAM Ekadashi Viratham — complete guide The eleventh lunar day fast for Lord Vishnu: meaning, step-by-step observance, foods, regional traditions and your local timing.

VIRATHAM Pournami Viratham — complete guide The full-moon observance: meaning, evening worship after moonrise, Satyanarayana pooja, regional traditions and your local moonrise.

VIRATHAM Pradosham — complete guide The Trayodashi twilight worship of Lord Shiva and Nandi: meaning, the local Pradosha window, step-by-step worship and regional traditions.

VIRATHAM Sankatahara Chaturthi — complete guide The monthly Krishna Chaturthi fast for Lord Ganesha, completed after your local moonrise. VIRATHAM Amavasya — ancestors' day guide New-moon observance: tarpanam, prayer and charity for the ancestors, with your local timing. VIRATHAM Shashti Viratham — complete guide The Shukla Shashti fast for Lord Murugan, including Skanda Shashti and Soora Samharam.

VIRATHAM Sankatahara Chaturthi — complete guide The monthly Krishna Chaturthi fast for Lord Ganesha, completed after your local moonrise.

VIRATHAM Amavasya — ancestors' day guide New-moon observance: tarpanam, prayer and charity for the ancestors, with your local timing.

VIRATHAM Shashti Viratham — complete guide The Shukla Shashti fast for Lord Murugan, including Skanda Shashti and Soora Samharam.

FESTIVALS Deepavali Celebrated on Naraka Chaturdashi in the month of Aippasi (Ashvin–Kartika), Deepavali marks the victory of light over darkness — Krishna's defeat of Narakasura in South Indian tradi FESTIVALS Thai Pongal The harvest festival on the first day of Thai, when the Sun enters Makaram. Pongal — rice boiled with milk and jaggery — is cooked until it overflows, symbolising abundance, and of FESTIVALS Karthigai Deepam Observed in Karthigai month when the Moon is in Krittika near the full moon. Rows of lamps are lit at home, and the great beacon is lit atop the Tiruvannamalai hill as a symbol of FESTIVALS Vinayaka Chaturthi The birthday of Lord Ganesha on Shukla Chaturthi in Avani (Bhadrapada). A clay Ganesha is worshipped with modakam, kozhukattai and arugampul (durva grass), and later immersed in wa FESTIVALS Navaratri Nine nights of the Goddess in Purattasi (Ashvin): three nights each for Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi. Many homes arrange a Golu of dolls. Saraswathi Pooja and Ayudha Pooja fall on FESTIVALS Maha Shivaratri The great night of Shiva on Krishna Chaturdashi in Maasi (Magha–Phalguna). Devotees fast, keep awake through the night and worship Shiva in four jaamams (night watches) with abhish POOJA Ganapathi Pooja Worship of Lord Ganesha, performed before any pooja or new beginning to remove obstacles. POOJA Lakshmi Pooja Worship of Goddess Lakshmi for prosperity, peace and wellbeing of the home. POOJA Satyanarayana Pooja A thanksgiving pooja to Lord Vishnu as Satyanarayana, often done on Pournami or after a milestone. POOJA Navagraha Pooja Worship of the nine planets for balance, especially during difficult dasha or transit periods.

FESTIVALS Deepavali Celebrated on Naraka Chaturdashi in the month of Aippasi (Ashvin–Kartika), Deepavali marks the victory of light over darkness — Krishna's defeat of Narakasura in South Indian tradi

FESTIVALS Thai Pongal The harvest festival on the first day of Thai, when the Sun enters Makaram. Pongal — rice boiled with milk and jaggery — is cooked until it overflows, symbolising abundance, and of

FESTIVALS Karthigai Deepam Observed in Karthigai month when the Moon is in Krittika near the full moon. Rows of lamps are lit at home, and the great beacon is lit atop the Tiruvannamalai hill as a symbol of

FESTIVALS Vinayaka Chaturthi The birthday of Lord Ganesha on Shukla Chaturthi in Avani (Bhadrapada). A clay Ganesha is worshipped with modakam, kozhukattai and arugampul (durva grass), and later immersed in wa

FESTIVALS Navaratri Nine nights of the Goddess in Purattasi (Ashvin): three nights each for Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi. Many homes arrange a Golu of dolls. Saraswathi Pooja and Ayudha Pooja fall on

FESTIVALS Maha Shivaratri The great night of Shiva on Krishna Chaturdashi in Maasi (Magha–Phalguna). Devotees fast, keep awake through the night and worship Shiva in four jaamams (night watches) with abhish

POOJA Ganapathi Pooja Worship of Lord Ganesha, performed before any pooja or new beginning to remove obstacles.

POOJA Lakshmi Pooja Worship of Goddess Lakshmi for prosperity, peace and wellbeing of the home.

POOJA Satyanarayana Pooja A thanksgiving pooja to Lord Vishnu as Satyanarayana, often done on Pournami or after a milestone.

POOJA Navagraha Pooja Worship of the nine planets for balance, especially during difficult dasha or transit periods.

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