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Karthigai – Margazhi · Durmukhi
Tamil Calendar December 2017
December 2017 · 31 days
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Tamil months in December 2017
Karthigai
16 Nov – 15 Dec 2017
Margazhi
16 Dec 2017 – 13 Jan 2018
Begins · Sat 16 Dec
December 2017 corresponds to Karthigai – Margazhi. Margazhi is the most devotional month: temples open before 4 AM for Tiruppavai and Tiruvempavai recitation, Vaikuntha Ekadasi opens the gate of heaven at Srirangam, and the Madras Music Season fills the sabhas, while weddings are set aside. Major observances: Dattatreya Jayanti (Dec 3). Day quality across 31 days: 2 highly auspicious, 5 favourable, 18 mixed. Ekadashi vrats: Dec 13, Dec 29. New to the Vedic calendar? See how it works.
2
Excellent
5
Good
18
Mixed
6
Challenging
December highlights
11 observances in December
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1
Dwadashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
2
Chaturdashi
3
Purnima
Dattatreya Jayanti
Purnima Vrat
4
Pratipada
5
Dwitiya
6
Tritiya
Sankashti Chaturthi
7
Chaturthi
8
Shashthi
9
Saptami
10
Ashtami
11
Navami
12
Dashami
13
Ekadashi
Saphala Ekadashi
14
Dwadashi
15
Trayodashi
Krishna Pradosh Vrat
16
Trayodashi
Margazhi begins
Dhanu Sankranti
Masik Shivaratri
17
Chaturdashi
Amavasya
18
Amavasya
19
Pratipada
20
Dwitiya
21
Tritiya
22
Chaturthi
Vinayaka Chaturthi
23
Panchami
24
Shashthi
25
Saptami
26
Ashtami
27
Navami
28
Dashami
29
Ekadashi
30
Dwadashi
Shukla Pradosh Vrat
31
Trayodashi
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