Malayalam Year 2027 – 2028
Apr 14, 2027 – Apr 13, 2028
Kerala's festival calendar — anchored on Vishu (Apr 14, sun's entry into Aries) for civil purposes, with the traditional Kollavarsham year starting on Chingam 1 (Aug 15).36 festivals across 12 Malayalam solar months (Medam → Meenam). Onam, Mandala-Makaravilakku at Sabarimala, and the Thrissur Pooram are the year's peaks.
36
Festivals
12
Malayalam Months
2027
Greg start
Kollam 1202
Kollavarsham
Medam
മേടംApr 14 – May 14· AriesThe Malayalam year as Vishu-anchored opens here. Vishukkani arranged at dawn, kaineetam exchanged.
Bohag Bihu
বহাগ বিহু
Assamese New Year — 7 days of Bihu dance, husori, and the start of spring.
Vishu
വിഷു
Kerala New Year — Vishukkani at first sight, kaineetam coins for blessings.
Ram Navami
राम नवमी
The birth of Lord Rama.
Hanuman Jayanti
हनुमान जयंती
The birth of Hanuman, devotee-warrior of Rama.
Akshaya Tritiya
अक्षय तृतीया
The "never-decaying" day — universally auspicious.
Edavam
ഇടവംMay 15 – Jun 14· TaurusPre-monsoon. Vaishakha begins; Akshaya Tritiya falls in this window.
Buddha Purnima
Birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha — all on the same Vaishakha Purnima.
Vat Savitri
Married women fast for their husbands' longevity.
Ganga Dussehra
गंगा दशहरा
The day Ganga descended from heaven to earth.
Mithunam
മിഥുനംJun 15 – Jul 14· GeminiMonsoon begins in Kerala. Sea-bathing fasts and Karkidaka Vavu (ancestor offerings) at month-end.
Karkidakam
കർക്കടകംJul 15 – Aug 14· CancerThe "Ramayana month" — every Kerala household reads the Adhyatma Ramayana daily. Karkidaka Kanji (medicinal porridge) is taken for digestion.
Chingam
ചിങ്ങംAug 15 – Sep 14· LeoThe Kollavarsham year traditionally begins on Chingam 1. Onam — Kerala's biggest 10-day festival — peaks at Thiruvonam.
Raksha Bandhan
रक्षा बंधन
The brother-sister bond, sealed with a rakhi thread.
Krishna Janmashtami
कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
The birth of Krishna, at midnight in Shravana Krishna Ashtami.
Ganesh Chaturthi
गणेश चतुर्थी
Ten days of Ganesha — homecoming, then farewell on Anant Chaturdashi.
Onam
ഓണം
Kerala's 10-day harvest festival — homecoming of King Mahabali.
Kanni
കന്നിSep 15 – Oct 14· VirgoNavaratri / Saraswati Puja, peaking at Vijayadashami. Books and instruments placed before the goddess.
Pitru Paksha
पितृ पक्ष
A 16-day window for ancestor offerings — major life events suspended.
Sharad Navratri
शरद नवरात्रि
Nine nights of the Mother Goddess.
Dussehra
दशहरा / विजयादशमी
Rama's victory over Ravana — the triumph of dharma.
Sharad Purnima
शरद पूर्णिमा
The brightest full moon of the year — moonlight is said to have nectar properties.
Thulam
തുലാംOct 15 – Nov 14· LibraDiwali (Deepavali in Kerala) and Kerala Piravi (state foundation day, Nov 1) fall here.
Kati Bihu
কাতি বিহু
The austere Bihu — small lamps in paddy fields, prayers for the harvest.
Dhanteras
धनतेरस
The Diwali week begins — gold and metal purchases peak today.
Naraka Chaturdashi
The night before Diwali — Krishna's defeat of Narakasura.
Diwali
दीपावली
The festival of lights — Lakshmi Puja in every home.
Govardhan Puja
Krishna lifts Mount Govardhan — Annakut feast.
Bhai Dooj
The brother-sister bond, second occasion in the year (after Raksha Bandhan).
Kerala Piravi
കേരളപ്പിറവി
Kerala's birthday — the day the state was formed in 1956.
Kartik Purnima
The "Diwali of the gods" — celebrated with diyas in Varanasi.
Vrishchikam
വൃശ്ചികംNov 15 – Dec 14· ScorpioThe Mandala Pooja season at Sabarimala begins — 41-day vratham for Ayyappa devotees.
Vivah Panchami
विवाह पंचमी
The marriage anniversary of Rama and Sita.
Geeta Jayanti
गीता जयंती
The day Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra.
Karthigai Deepam
கார்த்திகை தீபம்
Tamil festival of lights — the giant flame on Arunachala Hill at Tiruvannamalai.
Makaram
മകരംJan 14 – Feb 12· CapricornBegins with Makara Sankranti / Makaravilakku at Sabarimala — the climactic moment when the divine star appears.
Makar Sankranti
मकर संक्रांति
The sun begins its northward journey — the most auspicious solar event.
Magh Bihu
মাঘ বিহু
Assam's harvest festival — Uruka feast, Meji bonfire, and 7 days of feasting.
Vasant Panchami
वसंत पंचमी
The first day of spring + Saraswati Puja.
Kumbham
കുംഭംFeb 13 – Mar 13· AquariusMaha Shivaratri at Aluva and every Kerala Shiva temple. Attukal Pongala (women's mass-cooking ritual at Attukal Bhagavathy temple) falls here in some years.
Maha Shivaratri
महा शिवरात्रि
The "great night of Shiva" — vigil through all four praharas.
Holika Dahan
होलिका दहन
The bonfire on the eve of Holi — burning of the demoness Holika.
Holi
होली
The festival of colours — last festival of the Hindu year.