Why is the timing of Karadaiyan Nombu so exact?

Because it has to be done at the exact moment the month of Masi ends and Panguni begins, not the day, the minute. That transition can fall at any hour, so families genuinely set alarms for it. The offering is karadai, a rice and lentil cake with butter, and the vow is Savitri's, for a husband's long life.

Karadaiyan Nombu

Tamil

करदैयान नोम्बु · કરાડૈયન નોમ્બુ

2026

15 March 2026

Sunday · Krishna Ekadashi

Tithi begins08:11 AM · 14 Mar

Tithi ends09:17 AM

Full panchang for this day

About

Married women tie the sacred yellow thread (thaali) and pray for their husband's long life. Special adai dish prepared.

Falls on: The exact moment Masi month ends and Panguni begins, usually mid-March. Timed to the minute.

What it is

Savitri's vow, kept by married women for their husbands' long life and by unmarried women for a good husband. Unusually, the ritual must be performed at the precise instant of the solar month transition, which can be at any hour of day or night, so families set alarms for it.

Food

Karadai, a rice and lentil cake, offered with butter, one sweet and one savoury, then eaten.

Common questions

Why is the timing of Karadaiyan Nombu so exact?: Because it has to be done at the exact moment the month of Masi ends and Panguni begins, not the day, the minute. That transition can fall at any hour, so families genuinely set alarms for it. The offering is karadai, a rice and lentil cake with butter, and the vow is Savitri's, for a husband's long life.

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