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May 1956

Chithirai – Vaikasi · Manmatha

Tamil Calendar May 1956

May 1956 · 31 days

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Tamil months in May 1956

Chithirai 13 Apr – 13 May 1956

Vaikasi 14 May – 13 Jun 1956 Begins · Mon 14 May

May 1956 corresponds to Chithirai – Vaikasi. Vaikasi is named for Vaikasi Visakam, the day the Moon meets Visakha nakshatra marking Lord Murugan's birth star, and the month is held favourable for weddings and Murugan worship. Major observances: Akshaya Tritiya (May 13), Narasimha Jayanti (May 23), Buddha Purnima (May 24). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 3 favourable, 17 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: May 6, May 20. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.

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Akshaya Tritiya Narasimha Jayanti Buddha Purnima

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1 Shashthi 2 Saptami 3 Ashtami 4 Navami 5 Dashami 6 Ekadashi Varuthini Ekadashi 7 Dwadashi 8 Trayodashi Krishna Pradosh Vrat Masik Shivaratri 9 Chaturdashi 10 Amavasya Amavasya 11 Pratipada 12 Dwitiya Parashurama Jayanti 13 Tritiya Akshaya Tritiya Vinayaka Chaturthi 14 Chaturthi Vaikasi begins Vrishabha Sankranti 15 Shashthi 16 Saptami Ganga Saptami 17 Ashtami 18 Navami Sita Navami 19 Dashami 20 Ekadashi Mohini Ekadashi 21 Dwadashi Shukla Pradosh Vrat 22 Trayodashi 23 Chaturdashi Narasimha Jayanti 24 Purnima Buddha Purnima Purnima Vrat 25 Pratipada Narada Jayanti 26 Dwitiya 27 Tritiya 28 Chaturthi Sankashti Chaturthi 29 Chaturthi 30 Panchami 31 Shashthi

6 Sun Varuthini Ekadashi 8 Tue Krishna Pradosh Vrat Masik Shivaratri 10 Thu Amavasya 12 Sat Parashurama Jayanti 13 Sun Akshaya Tritiya Vinayaka Chaturthi 14 Mon Vrishabha Sankranti 16 Wed Ganga Saptami 18 Fri Sita Navami 20 Sun Mohini Ekadashi 21 Mon Shukla Pradosh Vrat 23 Wed Narasimha Jayanti 24 Thu Buddha Purnima Purnima Vrat 25 Fri Narada Jayanti 28 Mon Sankashti Chaturthi

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