Thaipusam is the Festival for Lord Murugan, Thaipusam or Thaipoosam is a festival celebrated by the Tamil people on the Full Moon Day on Pusam Nakshatram in the Tamil Calendar Month of Thai (mid-of-January till mid-of-February).
Thaipusam Festival | Thaipoosam Festival
Tai Poosam
Chennai
Tai
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Pushya - Poosam Nakshatram
1 : 32 AM
Sunday
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1
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12 : 01 AM
Monday
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2
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The word Thai is the name of the solar month falls between mid of Jan till mid of Feb every year and Pusam is a star or Nakshatram.
Like Thai Krithigai and Aadi Krithigai, Thaipusam is widely celebrated in all lord Murugan temple.