August 2027 is full of Aadi festivals: Aadi Amavasai on Monday 2 August, Aadi Perukku on Tuesday 3 August and Aadi Pooram on Thursday 5 August. Aavani begins on Wednesday 18 August, the day after Aavani Avittam.
Aadi 16–32 covers August 1–17. It began on 17 July and has 32 days.
Aavani 1–14 covers August 18–31. The month begins on Wednesday and has 31 days.
Plavanga (பிலவங்க), which began on Chithirai 1, 2027.
Each festival is marked with a dot on the calendar above, with its Tamil date.
| Date | Day | Festival | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug ஆடி 17 | Monday திங்கள் | ஆடி அமாவாசை Aadi Amavasai One of the three main days for ancestor rites. | Festival |
| 3 Aug ஆடி 18 | Tuesday செவ்வாய் | ஆடிப்பெருக்கு Aadi Perukku Aadi 18; offerings to rivers as they rise with the monsoon. | Festival |
| 5 Aug ஆடி 20 | Thursday வியாழன் | ஆடிப்பூரம் Aadi Pooram Birth star of Andal; celebrated at Srivilliputhur. | Festival |
| 13 Aug ஆடி 28 | Friday வெள்ளி | வரலட்சுமி விரதம் Varalakshmi Viratham Women worship Goddess Lakshmi for the family’s wellbeing. | Festival |
| 15 Aug ஆடி 30 | Sunday ஞாயிறு | சுதந்திர தினம் Independence Day National holiday; Milad-un-Nabi is the same day. | National holiday |
| 17 Aug ஆடி 32 | Tuesday செவ்வாய் | ஆவணி அவிட்டம் Aavani Avittam Upakarma — the sacred thread is renewed. | Festival |
| 24 Aug ஆவணி 7 | Tuesday செவ்வாய் | கோகுலாஷ்டமி Gokulashtami Krishna Jayanthi in Tamil calendars; the central holiday is on 25 August. | Festival |
Aadi Perukku, on Tuesday 3 August, always falls on Aadi 18. Families gather on the banks of the Cauvery with variety rice and offerings.
Varalakshmi Viratham falls on Friday 13 August. Prepare the kalasam and flowers the evening before.
Aadi 16 to 32 runs from August 1 to August 17; Aavani 1 to 14 runs from August 18 to August 31.
August 1, 2027 is Aadi 16 (ஆடி 16), a Sunday (ஞாயிறு).
Aavani (ஆவணி) begins on Wednesday, August 18, 2027 and lasts 31 days in Tamil calendars that follow the Vakya panchangam.
Aadi Amavasai (ஆடி அமாவாசை) is on Monday, August 2, 2027. One of the three main days for ancestor rites.
Aadi Perukku (ஆடிப்பெருக்கு) is on Tuesday, August 3, 2027. Aadi 18; offerings to rivers as they rise with the monsoon.
Aadi Pooram (ஆடிப்பூரம்) is on Thursday, August 5, 2027. Birth star of Andal; celebrated at Srivilliputhur.
August 2027 falls in the Tamil year Plavanga (பிலவங்க).
July 2027 · August 2027 · September 2027 — or see the 2027 Tamil calendar and the August 2027 calendar with India's holidays.