THE KONKANI CALENDAR

THE KONKANI CALENDAR                                             THE MALAYALI CALENDAR

                                   

CHAITHRAM (First month)                  APR 15TH                                        MEDAM

MAY

VAISHAK                                                MAY 15TH                                     EDAVAM

JUNE

JAISHTE                                                  JUNE 15TH                               MITHUNAM

JULY

AASHAD                                                  JULY 15TH                               KARKADAM

AUGUST

SHRAVAN                                               AUG 15TH           (First month) CHINGAM

 SEPTEMBER

BAADHRE-PADA                                  SEPT 15TH                                          KANNI

OCTOBER

AASHWIN                                               OCT 15TH                                      THULAM

        NOVEMBER

KARTHIK                                               NOV 15TH                             VRISCHIKAM

          DECEMBER

MARGA-SHEERSHA                            DEC 15TH                                         DHANU

    JANUARY

POWSHIYA                                             JAN 15TH                                       MAKARA

       FEBRUARY

MAAGA                                                   FEB 15TH                                      KUMBAM

MARCH

PHALGUNA                                            MAR 15TH                                        MEENA

APRIL

THE KONKANI CALENDAR IS LUNAR BASED AND HENCE HAS THE ISSUE OF 'ADHIKA MAASA' (ONE EXTRA MONTH) EVERY FOUR YEARS. 

ON FULL MOON DAY WHICH EVER STAR APPEARS, FOR A LESSER DURATION ON THAT DAY, THAT PARTICULAR MONTH IS NAMED AFTER THAT STAR.

WHEREAS THE MALAYALI CALENDAR IS SOLAR / STAR BASED AND HENCE DOES NOT HAVE THIS 'ADHIKA MAASA' ISSUE.