Tulu calendar


Tulu Calendar is a traditional Indian solar calendar, generally used in the regions of Northern Parts of Kasaragod District of Kerala, and Dakshina Kannada, Udupi Districts of Karnataka, India. The indigenous or Tulu speaking people of Tulu Nadu, Tuluvas who migrated from this region to other places, are the common followers of this calendar system. The first day of this calendar falls on Bisu. The first day of a Tulu Month is called as Thingade / Singade and the last day known as Sankrathi Day.

Months

The 12 Tulu month names and regional equivalents are as follows
No.Tulu calendarMalayalam calendarSanskrit solar monthSaka eraTamil calendarSign of zodiacGregorian Calendar
1PagguMēṭamMeṣaChaitra– VaiśākhaChithiraiAriesApril–May
2BeshyaIṭavamVṛṣabhaVaiśākha–JyaiṣṭhaVaikasiTaurusMay–June
3KaarthelMithuṉamMithunaJyaiṣṭha–ĀṣāḍhaAaniGeminiJune–July
4AatiKaṟkkaṭakamKarkaṭakaĀṣāḍha–ŚrāvaṇaAadiCancerJuly–August
5SonaChingamSiṃhaŚravana–BhādrapadaAavaniLeoAugust–September
6Nirnaala/KanyaKaṉṉiKanyāBhādrapada–AśvinaPurattasiVirgoSeptember–October
3.BonthyoluThulāmTulāAśvina–KārtikaAippasiLibraOctober–November
4.JaardeVr̥śchikamVṛścikamKārtika–MārgaśīrṣaKarthigaiScorpioNovember–December
5.PeraardeDhaṉuDhanuMārgaśīrṣa–PauṣaMargazhiSagittariusDecember–January
6.Ponny/PuyinthelMakaramMakaraPauṣa/Taiṣya-MāghaThaiCapricornJanuary–February
7.MaayiKumbhamKumbhaMāgha–PhālgunaMaasiAquariusFebruary–March
8.SuggyMeeṉamMīnaPhālguna–ChaitraPanguniPiscesMarch–April