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Amavasai UK Time, Tharpanam
Amavasai is a moment in the sky, the same instant everywhere, but London clocks run 5 h 30 min behind India in winter (GMT) and 4 h 30 min behind in…
16 Oct 2026 · 8 min read in Tamil, English summary
Deepavali 2026 London
Deepavali is not a bank holiday in the UK, but it is widely celebrated. Tamil families mark Naraka Chaturdasi with an oil bath before sunrise, and in…
16 Oct 2026 · 8 min read in Tamil, English summary
Pongal 2026 UK
Thai Pongal is the first day of the Tamil month Thai, fixed by the moment the sun enters Makaram (Capricorn). That instant is the same worldwide but…
16 Oct 2026 · 8 min read in Tamil, English summary
Tamil Calendar London Today, UK Time
A Tamil calendar for London has to be computed in London time from the London sunrise and sunset, not converted from Chennai. The UK uses GMT in…
16 Oct 2026 · 8 min read in Tamil, English summary
Tamil Temples in London
The main Tamil temples in London are the Highgate Hill Murugan Temple on Archway Road, Highgate, the London Sri Murugan Temple and Sri Mahalakshmi…
16 Oct 2026 · 8 min read in Tamil, English summary
Thaipusam 2027 London, UK
Thaipusam 2027 falls on Friday 22 January in London and across the UK, the same day as in India. The festival is the day in the Tamil month of Thai…
16 Oct 2026 · 8 min read in Tamil, English summaryAmavasai USA Time, Tharpanam
Amavasai is a moment in the sky, so it begins and ends at the same instant everywhere, but on the US clock it often falls a day earlier than the…
16 Oct 2026 · 8 min read in Tamil, English summaryDeepavali 2026 USA
Deepavali in the USA falls on the day the Chaturdasi thithi prevails before local sunrise, and because a thithi that ends at 11:30 am in India ends…
16 Oct 2026 · 8 min read in Tamil, English summary
Pongal 2026 USA
Thai Pongal is the first day of the Tamil month of Thai, fixed by the moment the sun enters Makara (Capricorn) rather than by a thithi. That moment…
16 Oct 2026 · 8 min read in Tamil, English summary