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karthigai 2018 / Krithigai 2018

karthigai 2018 / Krithigai Nakshatra dates and time based on traditional Hindu calendar, Astrology and Panchangam. Krittika Birth Star, also read as Kruttika or Karthigai, is the third Nakshatra among the 27 Nakshatras.

Importance Of karthigai 2018 / Krithigai 2018

Karthigai Deepam is mainly celebrated by Tamil Hindus. It is one of the oldest festivals celebrated by Tamil people. Houses and streets are lit up with rows of oil lamps or Deepam in the evening of the festival day.

Amavasai 2018 / Pournami 2018 / Pradosham 2018 / Karthigai 2018 / Ashtami 2018 / Navami 2018 / Sashti 2018 / Sankatahara Chathurthi 2018 / Thiruvonam 2018 / Matha Sivarathiri 2018 / Ekadhasi 2018 / Chathurthi 2018

Year - 2018	Amavasai	Pournami	Pradosham	Karthigai	Ashtami	Navami	Sashti	Sankatahara Chathurthi	Thiruvonam	Maha Sivarathiri	Ekadhasi	Chathurthi
January	16 Tue	01 Mon 31 Wed	14 Sun 29 Mon	26 Fri	09 Tue 25 Thu	10 Wed 26 Fri	07 Sun 23 Tue	05 Fri	18 Thu	15 Mon	12 Fri 27 Sat	21 Sun
February	15 Thu	N/A	13 Tue 27 Tue	22 Thu	08 Thu 23 Fri	09 Fri 24 Sat	06 Tue 21 Wed	03 Sat	14 Wed	13 Tue	11 Sun 26 Mon	19 Mon
March	17 Sat	01 Thu 31 Sat	14 Wed 29 Thu	22 Thu	10 Sat 24 Sat	11 Sun 25 Sun	07 Wed 23 Fri	05 Mon	13 Tue	15 Thu	13 Tue 27 Tue	21 Wed
April	15 Sun	29 Sun	13 Fri 27 Fri	18 Wed	08 Sun 23 Mon	09 Mon 24 Tue	06 Fri 21 Sat	03 Tue	10 Tue	14 Sat	12 Thu 26 Thu	19 Thu
Year - 2018	Amavasai	Pournami	Pradosham	Karthigai	Ashtami	Navami	Sashti	Sankatahara Chathurthi	Thiruvonam	Matha Sivarathiri	Ekadhasi	Chathurthi
May	15 Tue	29 Tue	13 Sun 27 Sun	15 Tue	08 Tue 22 Tue	09 Wed 23 Wed	06 Sun 20 Sun	03 Thu	07 Mon	13 Sun	11 Fri 25 Fri	18 Fri
June	13 Wed	27 Wed	11 Mon 25 Mon	12 Tue	07 Thu 21 Thu	08 Fri 22 Fri	05 Tue 19 Tue	02 Sat	03 Sun	12 Tue	10 Sun 24 Sun	17 Sun
July	13 Fri	27 Fri	10 Tue 25 Wed	09 Mon	06 Fri 20 Fri	07 Sat 21 Sat	04 Wed 18 Wed	01 Sun 31 Tue	01 Sun	11 Wed	09 Mon 23 Mon	16 Mon
August	11 Sat	26 Sun	09 Thu 23 Thu	05 Sun	05 Sun 19 Sun	06 Mon 20 Mon	03 Fri 17 Fri	30 Thu	24 Fri	09 Thu	07 Tue 22 Wed	14 Tue
Year - 2018	Amavasai	Pournami	Pradosham	Karthigai	Ashtami	Navami	Sashti	Sankatahara Chathurthi	Thiruvonam	Matha Sivarathiri	Ekadhasi	Chathurthi
September	09 Sun	25 Tue	07 Fri 22 Sat	02 Sun	03 Mon 17 Mon	04 Tue 18 Tue	01 Sat 15 Sat	28 Fri	21 Fri	08 Sat	06 Thu 20 Thu	13 Thu
October	08 Mon	24 Wed	06 Sat 22 Mon	26 Fri	02 Tue 17 Wed	03 Wed 18 Thu	01 Mon 15 Mon	27 Sat	18 Thu	07 Sun	05 Fri 20 Sat	12 Fri
November	07 Wed	22 Thu	05 Mon 20 Tue	23 Fri	01 Thu 16 Fri 30 Fri	02 Fri 17 Sat	13 Tue 28 Wed	26 Mon	14 Wed	05 Mon	03 Sat 19 Mon	11 Sun
December	06 Thu	22 Sat	04 Tue 20 Thu	20 Thu	15 Sat 30 Sun	01 Sat 16 Sun 31 Mon	13 Thu 28 Fri	25 Tue	11 Tue	05 Wed	03 Mon 18 Tue	11 Tue

About Karthigai Deepam:

Karthigai Deepam or Karthikai Deepam is a popular Hindu festival celebrated mainly by the Tamil speaking Hindus. The day of Karthigai Deepam is decided according to Tamil Solar Calendar. It is celebrated in the month of Karthikai when Karthigai Nakshatra prevails during Ratrimana. This is the auspicious time when Karthigai Nakshatra coincides with Pournami, in the month of Karthikai.

Karthigai Deepam at Thiruvannamalai Arunachaleshwarar Swamy temple:

Karthigai Deepam celebration at Thiruvannamalai Arunachaleshwarar Swamy temple, popularly known as Karthikai Brahmotsavam, is the most significant celebration. Here the Karthigai Deepam festivity continues for 10 days. To begin the celebration, Dwajarohanam is performed on the day when Uthiraadam Nakshatra prevails at sunrise. Generally, Uthiraadam Nakshatra prevails 10 days before the main Karthigai Deepam day.

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