Tamil New Year 2009 to 2010 - Virodhi

In Tamil Calendar, there is a 60 year cycle denoted as a Tamil Year starts from Prabhava, Vibhava, Sukla, . . . , Krodhana, Akshaya. Tamil New Year is celebrated by all Tamil people and espeicially by Hindus all over the world. Most of the Hindu festivals are based on the Tamil Calendar. Tamil New Year falls in the mid of the April month. Now the tamil year "Sarvadhari (in Tamil: சர்வதாரி)" ends on Monday, April 13, 2009 and starts with the year "Virodhi (in Tamil: விரோதி)" on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. After the completion of sixty years, the calendar starts a new with the first year and this corresponds to the Hindu Century.

During Tamil New Year, at Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, Meenakshi Amman is caped with Diamond Crown. Special Pujas and Aaradhanas is performed on the occasion of Tamil New Year. On this day, lots of thousands of people go to Temple at early morning to avail the blessings of the Lord.

Tamil Week Days - ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை (Sunday), திங்கட்கிழமை (Monday), செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை (Tuesday), புதன்கிழமை (Wednesday), வியாழக்கிழமை (Thursday), வெள்ளிக்கிழமை (Friday), சனிக்கிழமை (Saturday).

Every Tamil Year has 12 month and each month varies between 29 and 32 days.

Tamil Months - சித்திரை (Chithirai), வைகாசி (Vaikasi), ஆனி (Aani), ஆடி (Aadi), ஆவணி (Aavani), புரட்டாசி (Purattasi), ஐப்பசி (Aippasi), கார்த்திகை (Karthikai), மார்கழி (Margazhi), தை (Thai), மாசி (Masi), பங்குனி (Panguni).

Wish You All A Very Happy Tamil New Year