Kerala Panchangam & Festival Calendar

October 2026

1201 Kanni-Thulam

SUN
ഞായർ
MON
തിങ്കൾ
TUE
ചൊവ്വ
WED
ബുധൻ
THU
വ്യാഴം
FRI
വെള്ളി
SAT
ശനി
27
28
29
30
15
1
Krittika
16
BH
2
Gandhi Jayanti
Mrigashira
17
3
Ardra
18
4
Punarvasu
19
5
Pushya
20
6
Ashlesha
21
7
Magha
22
8
Purva Phalguni
23
9
Uttara Phalguni
24
●
10
Hasta
25
11
Navaratri Begins
Chitra
26
12
Swati
27
13
Vishakha
28
14
Anuradha
29
15
Jyeshtha
30
16
Jyeshtha
31
17
Mula
1
18
Purva Ashadha
2
19
Uttara Ashadha
3
BH
20
Dussehra
Shravana
4
21
Dhanishta
5
22
Shatabhisha
6
23
Purva Bhadrapada
7
24
Uttara Bhadrapada
8
25
Revati
9
○
26
Ashwini
10
27
Bharani
11
28
Krittika
12
29
Rohini
13
30
Mrigashira
14
31
Ardra

Festivals in October

This Month

Fri2

Gandhi Jayanti

BH

ഗാന്ധി ജയന്തി

Sun11

Navaratri Begins

നവരാത്രി ആരംഭം

Tue20

Dussehra

BH

ദസറ / വിജയദശമി

About

About the Kerala Calendar

The Kerala calendar (Kollavarsham) is a solar sidereal calendar used in Kerala. The year begins with the month of Chingam (August-September) and the twelve months are named after the zodiac signs. This calendar combines the Malayalam month system with the Gregorian calendar and marks important Hindu festivals observed in Kerala.

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Malayalam Calendar 2026— Kollavarsham, Nakshatra & Festivals

Nandanam's Kerala calendar shows the Gregorian and Malayalam (Kollavarsham) dates side by side — today's Malayalam month (masam), the daily Nakshatra, Pournami and Amavasya markers, Kerala festivals and bank holidays — all in one view.

What is the Malayalam Calendar (Kollavarsham)?

The Malayalam calendar, also called Kollavarsham(“Kollam era”), is Kerala's traditional solar calendar. Introduced in 825 CE, it is still the calendar used for temple festivals, housewarmings, weddings, ancestral rites and daily puja across Kerala. Dates are tracked using 12 solar months, each named after the sun's transit through a rashi (zodiac sign).

The 12 Malayalam Months

  • Chingam (Aug–Sep) — begins with Onam
  • Kanni (Sep–Oct)
  • Thulam (Oct–Nov)
  • Vrishchikam (Nov–Dec) — Mandala Kalam / Sabarimala season
  • Dhanu (Dec–Jan)
  • Makaram (Jan–Feb) — Makara Vilakku
  • Kumbham (Feb–Mar)
  • Meenam (Mar–Apr)
  • Medam (Apr–May) — Vishu (new year)
  • Edavam (May–Jun)
  • Mithunam (Jun–Jul)
  • Karkidakam (Jul–Aug) — Ramayana Masam

Pournami, Amavasya & Nakshatra

Alongside the solar month, the Kerala calendar tracks lunar features that matter for worship. Pournami (full moon) and Amavasya (new moon) are marked each month, as is the daily Nakshatram — the star the moon occupies. These are read together with the daily Panchangam to choose auspicious dates for weddings, travel and puja.