Puthandu
Tamil New Year — Maangai-Pachadi at sunrise.
Gregorian date
14 April 2027
Wednesday
Tithi
Sun enters Aries (solar — Mesha Sankranti)
Vaishakha (April – May)
Duration
single-day
Regional emphasis
Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka
Also known as
Tamil New Year · Varusha Pirappu
Significance
The first day of the Tamil month Chithirai — Tamil New Year. Households prepare Maangai-Pachadi (a six-flavour mango-jaggery-tamarind dish symbolising the year's emotions) and visit Murugan and Vishnu temples.
What happens on the day
- •Place a Kanni (auspicious arrangement of fruits, flowers, gold) for first sight at dawn
- •Eat Maangai-Pachadi for breakfast
- •Visit a Murugan temple
- •Listen to Panchanga reading at the temple
- •New clothes, family meal
Auspicious for
- ✓Naming ceremonies
- ✓New ventures
- ✓Major life decisions
About the month of Vaishakhaवैशाख
Sacred to Vishnu. Hosts Akshaya Tritiya (an unending-prosperity day) and Buddha Purnima. Considered an auspicious month for weddings.
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