;Cal. Malayalam
;Malayalam calendar, also known as Kollavarsham, is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used in Kerala, India.
;The origin of the calendar has been dated as 825 CE (Pothu Varsham) at Kollam.

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COMMENT=Updated April 5, 2009 \nKE = Kollam era - ME = Malayalam Era \nDates may deviate ±1 day only in case that the solar observation deviates from the solar calculation


;17.8.  =>Malayalam Calendar New Year (1 Chingam #0824 KE/ME, ±1 day solar observation)
17.8.  =1 Chingam #0824 KE/ME, New Year (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=1st month, number of days can vary due to solar observation
17.9.  =1 Kanni #0824 KE/ME (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day)      ;Note=2nd month, number of days can vary due to solar observation
17.10. =1 Thulam #0824 KE/ME (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day)     ;Note=3th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation
16.11. =1 Vrischikam #0824 KE/ME (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=4th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation
16.12. =1 Dhanu #0824 KE/ME (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day)      ;Note=5th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation
14.1.  =1 Makaram #0825 KE/ME (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day)    ;Note=6th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation
13.2.  =1 Lumbham/Kumbham #0825 KE/ME (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=7th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation
15.3.  =1 Meenam #0825 KE/ME (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day)     ;Note=8th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation
14.4.  =>Malayalam Calendar astronomical New Year (1 Medam #0825 KE/ME, ±1 day solar observation)
14.4.  =1 Medam #0825 KE/ME (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day)      ;Note=9th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation
15.5.  =1 Edavam #0825 KE/ME (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day)     ;Note=10th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation
15.6.  =1 Midhuram #0825 KE/ME (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day)   ;Note=11th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation
17.7.  =1 Karkidakam #0825 KE/ME (Malayalam Calendar, ±1 day) ;Note=12th month, number of days can vary due to solar observation


;check year calculation: 12.1.1945 AD = 28 Dhanu 1120 KE / 01.2.2005 AD = 19 Makaram 1180 KE / 06.5.1999 AD = 23 Medam 1174 KE

;These entries were added by: dewaelheyns(a)gmail.com - http://users.telenet.be/wdew/
;The abbreviations {d} {m} {e} {y} ... are explained on http://users.telenet.be/wdew/Basis%20PTB/BasisEN.htm
;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kollam_era