Kanchi Panchangam
காஞ்சி பஞ்சாங்கம்
Kanchi Panchangam, published by the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham at Kanchipuram, is a widely-followed Smarta Advaita panchangam particularly authoritative for Tamil Smarta Brahmin households. The Peetham was made famous by the modern Acharyas Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati (Paramacharya of Kanchi) and Sri Jayendra Saraswati.
Key Facts
| Region | Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu (national reference) |
| Language | Tamil, Sanskrit (also Telugu, Kannada, English editions) |
| Publisher | Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham |
| Founder | Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham — claims founding by Adi Shankaracharya |
| Founded | Claimed 8th century |
| Calculation | Drik Ganita with Lahiri Ayanamsa; aligned with Smarta tradition |
| Website | www.kamakoti.org |
| Where to Get | Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham branches across India, kamakoti.org, Tamil bookstores |
Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
The Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu is associated with the Smarta Advaita tradition. It was made globally famous in the 20th century by Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamiji (1894-1994) — known as the Paramacharya of Kanchi — and his successor Sri Jayendra Saraswati.
Standard Smarta Tradition Contents
- Smarta tithi rules for Ekadashi, Chaturthi, Pradosham
- Annual Mahaperiyava Jayanti, Aradhana dates
- Kanchi seva schedule
- Standard panchanga: tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana
- Tamil festival calendar
- Marriage and gruhapravesam muhurtams
Where to Obtain
Available from Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham branches across India, the main Peetham at Kanchipuram, and kamakoti.org.