Tulu calendar

In this article we will address the topic of Tulu calendar, which has gained great relevance in different areas in recent years. Tulu calendar has sparked great interest and debate both in society and in academia, and its impact has become evident in various areas, from politics to technology. Throughout this writing, we will analyze the different dimensions of Tulu calendar, exploring its origin, development and consequences in today's world. Through this comprehensive analysis, we hope to provide a deeper understanding of Tulu calendar and its role in contemporary society, as well as its potential implications for the future.

Tulu Calendar (also known as Varsa, Vorsa or Vodu, Tulu: ವೊರ್ಸೊ) is a traditional Indian solar calendar, generally used in the regions of Northern Parts of Kasaragod District of Kerala, and Dakshina Kannada, Udupi Districts of Karnataka, India. The indigenous or Tulu speaking people of Tulu Nadu, Tuluvas who migrated from this region to other places, are the common followers of this calendar system. The first day of this calendar falls on Bisu (middle of the Gregorian month of April). The first day of a Tulu Month is called as Thingade / Singade and the last day known as Sankrathi Day.

The 12 Tulu month names are:

  1. ಪಗ್ಗು - Paggu (April–May)
  2. ಬೇಶ - Beshya (May–June)
  3. ಕಾರ್ತಿ - Karti / ಕಾರ್ತೆಲ್ - Kaartel (June–July)
  4. ಆಟಿ - Aati (July–August)
  5. ಸೋಣ - Sona (August–September)
  6. ನಿರ್ನಾಲ - Nirnaala / ಕನ್ಯ - Kanya (September–October)
  7. ಬೊಂತೆಲ್ - Bontyelu (October–November)
  8. ಜಾರ್ತೆ - Jaarte / ಜಾರ್ದೆ - Jaarde (November–December)
  9. ಪೆರಾರ್ದೆ - Peraarde (December–January)
  10. ಪುಯಿಂತೆಲ್ - Puyinthel / Ponny? (January–February)
  11. ಮಾಯಿ - Maayi (February–March)
  12. ಸುಗ್ಗಿ - Suggi (March–April)
Months in the Tulu Calendar
Tulu Transliteration Tamil Tamil transliteration Malayalam Gregorian calendar
ಪಗ್ಗು Paggu சித்திரை ಸಿತ್ತಿರೆ മേടം mid-April to mid-May
ಬೇಶ Bēś(y)a வைகாசி ವೈಕಾಶಿ ഇടവം mid-May to mid-June
ಕಾರ್ತಿ

ಕಾರ್ತೆಲ್

Kārti

Kārtelŭ

ஆனி ಆನಿ മിഥുനം mid-June to mid-July
ಆಟಿ Āṭi ஆடி ಆಡಿ കർക്കടകം mid-July to mid-August
ಸೋಣ Sōṇa ஆவணி ಆವಣಿ ചിങ്ങം mid-August to mid-September
ನಿರ್ನಾಲ

ಕನ್ಯ

Nirnāla

Kanya

புரட்டாசி ಪುರಟ್ಟಾಶಿ കന്നി mid-September to mid-October
ಬೊಂತೆಲ್ Bontelŭ ஐப்பசி ಐಪ್ಪಸಿ തുലാം mid-October to mid-November
ಜಾರ್ತೆ

ಜಾರ್ದೆ

Jārte

Jārde

கார்த்திகை ಕಾರ್ತಿಕೆ വൃശ്ചികം mid-November to mid-December
ಪೆರಾರ್ದೆ Perārde மார்கழி ಮಾರ್ಗೞಿ ധനു mid-December to mid-January
ಪುಯಿಂತೆಲ್ Puyintelŭ தை ತೈ മകരം mid-January to mid-February
ಮಾಯಿ Māyi மாசி ಮಾಶಿ കുംഭം mid-February to mid-March
ಸುಗ್ಗಿ Suggi பங்குனி ಪಂಗುನಿ മീനം mid-March to mid-April

References

  1. ^ Arthur Coke Burnell (1878). Elements of South-Indian Palæography, from the Fourth to the Seventeenth Century, A. D.: Being an Introduction to the Study of South-Indian Inscriptions and Mss. Trübner & Company, 1878. pp. 76/147.
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