Tamil Years List (60 Year Cycle) – Names, Meanings & Tamil Calendar Guide

Tamil Year System – Traditional (Current) Years

There are various systems to calculate the age of the Earth (world) using different year calculations. The years that appear in the Panchangam system are called practical (current/era-based) years. Among them, the most important is the Kali Yuga year. Let us see how it is calculated.

Tamil and Sanskrit are not separate. Sanskrit is one of the extended languages from Tamil. Sanskrit is like the rope of a chariot, and Tamil is the chariot. (வடமொழி என்பது தேரின் வடம்(கயிறு) தேரின் நீட்சி; அதே போல் சமஸ்கிராதமும் தமிழ் மொழியின் நீட்சி மொழியாகும். அரசு தகவல்களை பொது மக்களுக்கு புரியாத வகையில் பரிமாற பயன் படுத்தப்பட்டது.) . It was also used as a medium to communicate government information to the public in ways that were not easily understood.

Kali Yuga Years

There are four types of Yugas (ages).To calculate the earth age. They are:

• Krita Yuga – 1,728,000 years
• Treta Yuga – 1,296,000 years
• Dvapara Yuga – 864,000 years
• Kali Yuga – 432,000 years

Total Kali years – 4,320,000 years

1 Rasi = 30 degrees
1 degree = 60 kalai (minutes)

1 Rasi = 1,800 kalai
12 Rasis = 21,600 kalai

These 21,600 kalai It is the amount a human breathes counts in a day
If 21,600 is multiplied:

• by 80 → Krita Yuga years
• by 60 → Treta Yuga years
• by 40 → Dvapara Yuga years
• by 20 → Kali Yuga years

Thus, the number of years for each Yuga is obtained.

Tamil New Year (Puthandu / தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு) is the traditional New Year festival celebrated by Tamils worldwide. It usually falls on April 14 each year, marking the start of the Tamil month Chithirai and the beginning of the Tamil solar calendar. Below, the Tamil year names along with their Sanskrit names and meanings are provided.