Punya Kaalaya : begins at 8.35 a.m. on April 14 (Friday) and ends at 9.23 p.m.  All work related activities and partaking of food are to be ceased by the commencement of the former part of the Punya Kaalaya at 8.35 a.m. which will continue until 2.59 p.m. People are encouraged to engage in religious activities during this period.

During the latter part of the Punya Kaalaya from 2.59 p.m. – 9.23 p.m., all rituals such as lighting the hearth, preparing food, partaking the first meal and engaging in the first transaction are to be observed during their respective auspicious times.