Malayalam Calendar 1964 [updated]

If you are researching family history or verifying dates for an event, these are the major festivals that occurred in 1964:

The Malayalam months in 1964 spanned two Gregorian months. For example, the year started with and Makaram running through January. Gregorian Month Corresponding Malayalam Months (Approx.) Key Events January Dhanu / Makaram Makaram 1 fell on January 15. March Kumbham / Meenam Meenam 1 fell on March 14. April Meenam / Medam Vishu (Medam 1) occurred on April 14. August Karkadakam / Chingam Chingam 1 (Malayalam New Year 1140) was August 16. September Chingam / Kanni Vinayaka Chathurthi was September 9. Astrological and Solar Events

1964 was a leap year in the Gregorian system, meaning February had 29 days. Major Festivals & Dates in 1964 malayalam calendar 1964

For specific daily details like (star), Tithi (lunar phase), or Rahu Kalam , you can refer to archives on platforms like Prokerala or Drik Panchang . Malayalam Calendar 1964, January - Prokerala

The Malayali New Year was celebrated on April 14, 1964 . If you are researching family history or verifying

The Malayalam months do not align exactly with Gregorian months. They usually begin in the middle of a Gregorian month. Here is the breakdown for 1964:

Since you are looking for information on the , it is important to clarify the difference between the Gregorian year (1964 AD) and the corresponding Malayalam years. The Malayalam calendar is a sidereal solar calendar used in Kerala. March Kumbham / Meenam Meenam 1 fell on March 14

The year 1964 in Kerala began not on January 1st, but with the festival of Vishu in mid-April, which marked the Malayalam New Year's Day (Chingam 1, 1139). The calendar followed the sidereal solar cycle, dividing the year into six majestic seasons, each lasting two months:

The Malayalam calendar of 1964 is a document of a world that has since faded. It captures a Kerala where the roar of the Edavam monsoon was more powerful than any government announcement, where the arrival of the Chingam star signified not just a month but the joy of Onam, and where time was a cycle of ritual and nature, not just a ticking clock. To look back at 1964 through this calendar is to see a people deeply rooted in their soil, stars, and seasons, navigating the quiet dawn of modernity with one foot in the ancient Kollavarsham and the other in a rapidly changing India.