Happy Tamil New Year 2025: Best Puthandu Wishes, Messages, Greetings To Send On April 14

Puthandu 2025: The Tamil New Year is being widely celebrated in the south on Monday, April 4. Also popularly known as Varusha pirappu, the Puthandu is observed on the first day of Chithirai, which is also the first day of the Tamil calendar. Generally, Tamil citizens greet their loved ones and others by saying "Puttantu valttuka!" or "Iniya puttantu nalvalttukal!" which means "Happy New Year." That being said, check top wishes, messages, and greetings for Tamil New Year.

Celebrated usually on April 14, as per the Gregorian calendar, the Tamil New Year is usually celebrated on the first day of the traditional Tamil calendar. It is a public holiday in both Tamil Nadu and even the neighboring country, Sri Lanka. Not just that, the day is celebrated as the traditional new year in states such as Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tripura, Bihar, Odisha, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Haryana. Other countries like Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Sri Lanka also celebrate the same day as their new year. This day is celebrated with lights and family gatherings, wearing new clothes and visiting holy temples to seek blessings and pray for a prosperous new year.

Top Tamil New Year 2025 Wishes And Greetings:

As per Bharat Articles, here are the top traditional and popular wishes to send your family, friends and others on April 14.

- Wishing you a Happy Tamil New Year!

- May this New Year bring you joy, health, and prosperity!

- Start this New Year with fresh enthusiasm!

- A new beginning, a fresh start! May this Puthandu bless you with endless happiness and success. Puthandu Vaazhthukkal!

- Wishing you a bright and prosperous year ahead filled with peace, love, and joy. Happy Tamil New Year!

- May this Tamil New Year bring new hope, success, and happiness into your life. Happy Puthandu 2025!

- Dear family, may this New Year bring us together in love, happiness, and success. Wishing you all a blessed Puthandu!

- Wishing you and your loved ones a fantastic year filled with love, success, and good health. Puthandu Vaazhthukkal!

- With each new year comes new hope. May this Puthandu be the start of a wonderful journey ahead!

- The past is history, and the future is a mystery. Let's embrace today with happiness and gratitude. Happy Puthandu!

Best Tamil New Year Messages

Further, Bharat Articles highlighted the below-mentioned messages that can be shared on social media apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and X.

- A new year, a fresh opportunity to shine! Wishing you success and happiness. Happy Puthandu 2025!

- Celebrate this Tamil New Year with joy and new aspirations. Wishing you all the best!

- May this special occasion bring peace and prosperity into your life. Happy Puthandu!

- Let's welcome Puthandu with joy and hope for a brighter future!

Tamil New Year Begins:

As per Drik Panchang, the Tamil Shaka Samvata commenced on Monday, April 14, 2025. The Sankranti moment on Puthandu was observed at 03:30 AM. In Tamil Nadu when Sankranthi takes place after sunrise and before sunset the year begins on the same day. If Sankranthi takes place after sunset then the year begins on the following day.

Puthandu is celebrated by Tamils in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, and in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius and Reunion. The Tamil diaspora also celebrates it in countries such as Myanmar, South Africa, the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and Australia, as per Wikipedia.