Karadaiyan Nombu 2026 கரடையான் நோன்பு

The day in the Tamil calendar

Timings for Chennai. The date follows the Tamil Nadu calendar.

About the festival

Karadaiyan Nombu is a vow observed by Tamil women, traditionally for the long life and welfare of their husbands; unmarried women may also observe it.^1,2

It is associated with the story of Savitri, who is said to have won back her husband Satyavan's life from Yama, the god of death.^1,2

Observers fast, draw kolam, and offer the goddess a sweet adai made of rice flour and jaggery; by legend, Savitri offered this dish with unsalted butter to Yama.^1,2

Women tie a yellow sacred thread (saradu) around the neck as part of the observance.^1,2

When it falls: Karadaiyan Nombu is observed as the Tamil month of Masi ends and Panguni begins.^1,2

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Karadaiyan Nonbu
2. indiatvnews.com

Karadaiyan Nombu in other years