New Year Festival Puthandu

Varusha pirappu or puthandu or chithirai vishu is the tamil new year celebrated all around the world by tamil people.

New year festival puthandu. In some parts of tamil nadu the festival is also called chittirai vishu. Puthandu popularly known as varusha pirappu marks the beginning of the dravidian new year in the state of tamil nadu. Tamil new year varusha pirappu tamil puthandu is the celebration of first day of the tamil new year that comes in mid april.

This year india marks the festival on april 14. 34 35 the governor and chief minister of the indian union territory of puducherry which has an ethnic tamil majority felicitated the public for the tamil new year in april 2010. For this year puthandu will occur on tuesday april 14.

Tamil new year is also known as varusha pirappu and is observed on first day of tamil month chithirai. This year tamil new year falls on april 14 2020 tuesday. The first day of the chittirai month of the tamil calendar is celebrated as the tamil new year also known as puthandu or varsha pirappu.

Chittirai is the beginning month of the tamil solar calendar and puthandu marks the onset of the new calendric. Tamil new year 2021 marks the beginning of chithirai month the beginning month of the tamil solar calendar and puthandu marks the onset of the new calendric year. According to the tamil calendar 2020 tamil new year or puthandu is on tuesday april 14 2020.

Tamil new year also called puthandu ப த த ண ட or tamil varusha pirappu தம ழ வர ட ப றப ப is the celebration of the tamil new year as per the tamil calendar. The focus is on prosperity throughout the year and a prayer of thanks to the gods. The festival falls on the same date of every gregorian calendar every year.

New year is all about being hopeful of a better living. The tamils celebrate the day with much fan fare and prepare some delicious south indian dishes. There are an estimated 4 5 million tamilians in india and the globally strewn diaspora included.