Thaipusam

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam is a Tamil Hindu festival celebrated on the first full moon day of the Tamil month of Thai coinciding with Pusam star. The festival is celebrated... Wikipedia

• Observed by:  Primarily Tamil Hindus in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Caribbean, Mauritius, Fiji, South Africa and United States
• Significance:  Commemoration of Murugan's victory over Surapadman
• Celebrations:  Kavadi Aattam
• Date:  First full moon coinciding with Pusa nakshatra in the Tamil month of Thai
• date:  First full moon coinciding with Pusa nakshatra in the Tamil month of Thai
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo