If you ask a crowd consisting of youngsters from Tamilnadu if they know all the Tamil months, hardly one or two hands will go up.English has become so prevalent in today's world that our traditional Tamil terminologies are taking a back seat.
It is very important especially in today's conditions that we realise the importance of the rich culture we are blessed with before it vanishes from the face of the planet. The Tamil calendar begins on the 14th of April and many cultural,religious and agricultural events are based on the Tamil calendar.
So here is a list compiling the days of the week in the Tamil calendar.
| . | Kizhamai (Tamil) | Weekday (Transliteration) | Vaasara (Sanskrit) | Lord or Planet | Gregorian Calendar equivalent |
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| 1. | ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை | Nyayitru-kizhamai | Ravi-vaasara | Sun (ஞாயிறு) | Sunday |
| 2. | திங்கட்கிழமை | thingat-kizhamai | Soma-vaasara | Moon (திங்கள்) | Monday |
| 3. | செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை | Chevvai-kizhamai | Mangala-vaasara | Mars (செவ்வாய், Red Planet) | Tuesday |
| 4. | புதன்கிழமை | bhudhan-kizhamai | Budan -vaasara | Mercury | Wednesday |
| 5. | வியாழக்கிழமை | vyazha-kizhamai | Guru Vaasara | Jupiter | Thursday |
| 6. | வெள்ளிக்கிழமை | VeLLi-kizhamai | Sukra-vaasara | Venus | Friday |
| 7. | சனிக்கிழமை | sani-kizhamai | Shani-vaasara | Saturn | Saturday |
The following list compiles the months of the Tamil Calender:
| No. | Month (Tamil) | Month (Transliteration) | Sanskrit Name * | Gregorian Calendar equivalent |
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| 01. | சித்திரை | Cittirai | Chaitra | mid-April to mid-May |
| 02. | வைகாசி | Vaikāsi | Vaisākha | mid-May to mid-June |
| 03. | ஆனி | Āni | Jyaishtha | mid-June to mid-July |
| 04. | ஆடி | Ādi | Āshāḍha | mid-July to mid-August |
| 05. | ஆவணி | Āvaṇi | Shrāvaṇa | mid-August to mid-September |
| 06. | புரட்டாசி | Puraṭṭāsi | Bhādrapada/Prauṣṭhapada | mid-September to mid-October |
| 07. | ஐப்பசி | Aippasi | Ashwina/Ashvayuja | mid-October to mid-November |
| 08. | கார்த்திகை | Kārttikai | Kārttika | mid-November to mid-December |
| 09. | மார்கழி | Mārkazhi | Mārgaṣīrṣa | mid-December to mid-January |
| 10. | தை | Tai | Pausha/Taiṣya | mid-January to mid-February |
| 11. | மாசி | Māsi | Māgha | mid-February to mid-March |
| 12. | பங்குனி | Paṅkuni | Phalguna | mid-March to mid-April |
N.ARADHANA
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