Thaipusam

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam, is a festival celebrated by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai, usually coinciding with Pushya star, known as Poosam... Wikipedia

  • Also called:  தமிழர் திருவிழா
  • Observed by:  Tamils, Malayalis
  • Type:  Ethnoreligious
  • Significance:  The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan (aka Kartikeya) a Vel
  • Date:  decided by the Tamil calendar.
  • date:  decided by the Tamil calendar.
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo