In the small South Indian village of Ontikoppal, mornings always began with the faint clink of brass bells and the rustle of woven sarees. Elderly men sat on the temple steps, reading the panchangam — the village almanac — aloud so everyone knew auspicious times, festivals, and the moon’s phase. For Ontikoppal, the year 1993 held a quiet significance: it was the year a certain panchangam edition had been printed that villagers swore carried unusually precise predictions and clear festival timings, guiding weddings, harvest rituals, and the timing of the monsoon pujas.

Ontikoppal Panchangam is one of Karnataka’s most revered and widely used traditional Hindu almanacs. Originally started in

Because this is a vintage edition, it is primarily found on document-sharing and archival platforms:

The Ontikoppal (or Vontikoppal) Panchangam is one of Karnataka's most respected almanacs, published continuously since 1887. Founded by Siddanthi Tammaiah Shastry in Mysore.

For the year , this panchangam is critical for anyone recalculating a birth chart, verifying a wedding date, or understanding the meteorological patterns predicted for that year.