Chingam 1, Chingam month 1, first day of Chingam month is the Malayalam New Year Day. In Malayalam calendar, New Year almanac (Kolla varsham) begins on Chingam 1. Chingam 1 2025 date is August 17. Chingam Month 1 marks the transition of Sun to Chingam rasi or Simha rasi (Leo zodiac) from Karkidakam rasi or Karka rasi (Cancer zodiac).
As per Malayalam calendar, Chingam 1 in 2025-2026 marks the beginning of Kollavarsham 1201 of Malayalam year. Chingam 1 is also known as Simha Sankranti.
Onam or Thiruvonam is the biggest festival celebrated in Chingam month and it is also the biggest of all Kerala festivals. Malayalam calendar is the only calendar which celebrated its New Year in rainy season i.e. in August.
Chingam 1 is celebrated with much gusto in all temples of Kerala and all over world where Malayalis live in large numbers. Many cultural organizations conduct special programs displaying the legends of Malayalam New Year.
This is a mandatharam…Malayali new year is on Vishu…April14/15…Medam…
The Kerala new year is in April – Vishu. That is Mesha Sankranti observed in several parts of India. Chingam merely marks the beginning of the Kollam era, not the Malayalam calendar that starts in April.
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