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Puthandu 2027

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Puthandu
The Tamil solar new year, timed to Mesha Sankranti — the Sun's entry into Aries — and so falling on the same April day every year, unlike the lunar Ugadi. The morning begins with kanni kaanal: opening one's eyes onto a tray of fruit, gold and a mirror set out the night before.
Puthandu 2027 falls on 14th April 2027.
Panchanga
Panchanga For 14th Apr 2027
Upcoming Dates For Puthandu
14th Apr 2027
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As a solar-calendar new year, Puthandu shares its date with Vaisakhi in Punjab, Bihu in Assam, Pana Sankranti in Odisha and Naba Barsha in Bengal — a different reckoning from the lunisolar Ugadi and Gudi Padwa. If the Sankranti moment falls between sunrise and sunset, the year starts that day; if it falls after sunset, the new year shifts to the next day. The signature dish, Maanga Pachadi, blends six tastes — raw mango (sour), neem flowers (bitter), jaggery (sweet), chilli (pungent), salt and tamarind — to stand for the mix of emotions the year will bring, and the flavour you taste most strongly is said to hint at what is in store. Elders then perform Panchanga Padippu, reading aloud the new almanac to name the incoming year (one of the 60-year Tamil cycle) and to forecast rains and harvests.
PRARTHANA FOR PUTHANDU
Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra
1. Lakshmi Gayatri Mantra
Vishnu Shanthakaram Mantra
2. Vishnu Shanthakaram Mantra
Prarthanas & mantras for PuthanduListen to devotional prarthanas and chants for Hindu festivals

Festival Pooja & Pandit Booking

Want a Pandit-led pooja for this festival at home, or online if you live abroad? Dharmayana connects you with verified Pandits for all major Hindu festivals — Diwali, Navratri, Shivratri, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi and more.

You can book:

  • Festival pooja at home with a verified Pandit
  • Online / virtual pooja with live video and digital prasad
  • Same-day sankalp for time-sensitive festivals

Bookings, samagri lists and Pandit assignment are all handled inside the Dharmayana app — choose the festival, pick a date and the rest is taken care of.

Prarthana, Mantras & Vrat Katha

Every festival has its own prarthanas, stotras and vrat kathas. Reading or listening to them on the festival day is the simplest way to observe the tradition at home.

Inside the Dharmayana app you can listen to:

  • 1000+ prarthanas, mantras and stotras with clear audio
  • Festival-specific kathas — Lakshmi, Durga, Shiva, Ganesha, Krishna
  • Multilingual versions: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and more

Browse the full collection of prarthanas or get the app to play them on the festival morning without ads.

Festival Date, Tithi & Muhurat

Hindu festivals are tied to a specific Tithi, not a fixed date — so the day shifts every year and even varies slightly across cities.

Open the Panchanga for the festival day to see the exact Tithi, Nakshatra, Yoga, Karana and Shubh Muhurat for pooja in your location.

The Dharmayana app keeps track of all upcoming festivals on the Hindu calendar and reminds you in advance.

Personalised Astrology Around Festivals

Festivals are also a good time to look at your kundali — many families plan sankalp, donations or new beginnings around them.

Inside the app you can:

  • Generate your personal Vedic kundali
  • Talk to a Jyotisha for guidance around career, relationships or health
  • Run kundali matching before fixing a marriage during the festival season

All of this is available inside the Dharmayana app — no fixed schedule, use it whenever you need it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Hindu festivals — like Diwali, Navratri, Mahashivaratri, Holi and Janmashtami — mark sacred moments tied to deities, seasons and lunar/solar cycles. Each festival has its own story, vrat, prarthana and rituals, and is timed using the Panchanga so the date moves slightly every year against the Gregorian calendar.

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