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Chithirai Month 2022 Start Dates

Shiva Venkateswara Sep 23, 2024 Updated Apr 8, 2026 2 min read

Chithirai Month 2022 Start Dates as below provide the starting and ending dates of the month as per the Tamil calendar. Chithirai month is the most important month for the Tamil people. This month is the first month in the calendar. The Chithirai Month is the starting month for the year as per the Tamil traditions. On this day of the starting day of the Chithirai Month, the New Year starts for the Tamil people. The details of the Chithirai Month as per the Tamil Calendar is as below

Chithirai Month 2022 Start Dates

The Chithirai Month in 2022 starts on April 14 2022 and ends on May 14 2022. So as per the Tamil Calendar the details of the Chithirai Month is as below

  • Chithirai Month 2022 Start Date: 14 April 2022
  • Chithirai Month 2022 End Date: 14 May 2022

The festival dates in this month and also the full moon day and new moon day in this month is as below.

Chithirai Amavasya Date: April 30 2022
Chithirai  Pournami or full moon day Date: April 16 2022

The Chithirai Month is so famous and the major festival which will be happening this month is the Maha Sivarathri. Coming to the regional festival the Madurai Chithirai Month Kalayanam is the most famous festival happening in this month, Lakhs of pilgrims will be visiting the Madurai temple on this day to see the celestial wedding of the Meenakshi Amman. This festival occurs in Chithirai Month only as per the Tamil Calendar.

Pilgrims who want to attend the wedding in the temple can visit the temple during the dates of the festival. Apart from the Madurai temple, many other temples in the state of Tamilnadu will be doing the festival and also many occasions in the Chithirai Month. Pilgrims need to keep checking the temple which is of interest to them for the Chithirai Month occasions and festivals.

Click Here to know the Details of the Madurai Temple Festival

 

Last reviewed: April 8, 2026

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