# Aadi Perukku 2027: Date and Rituals

> Aadi Perukku 2027 is on Tuesday, 3 August. The festivals of the Tamil month of Aadi: Aadi Perukku thanks the rivers, and Aadi Amavasai remembers the ancestors.

Source: https://www.hinducalendar.today/festivals/aadi-perukku

## Significance & Spiritual Meaning

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Significance & Spiritual Meaning

The festivals of the Tamil month of Aadi: Aadi Perukku thanks the rivers, and Aadi Amavasai remembers the ancestors.

Spiritual philosophy, inner meaning and eternal virtues

Aadi Perukku, on the 18th day of the month, welcomes the swelling of the Kaveri and other rivers. Aadi Amavasai, the new moon of the month, is a major day for tarpana to the ancestors at rivers and at the sea, as at Rameswaram.

## Key Rituals & Observance

Step-by-step sacred rituals and worship practices

1. 1 Step 1 Worship of the river with flowers, turmeric and rice, and food shared on the bank.
2. 2 Step 2 Tarpana and food offerings for the ancestors on Aadi Amavasai.
3. 3 Step 3 Temple visits.