Thai Poosam

The word ‘Thaipusam’ is obtained by combining the two words, ‘Thai’ name of Tamil month and ‘Pusam’, which is the name of a star. Hence on the occasion of Thaipusam this star is at highest point during the month of Thai. The festival of Thaipusam commemorates the victory of Lord Murugan, who is the Hindu God of war. As per the Hindu mythology Goddess Parvati gave Lord Murugan a spear ‘Vel’ to defeat the demon named ‘Soorapadman’. Therefore on the propitious day of Thaipusam, the devotees worship Lord Murugan, the son of Lord Shiva to obtain his grace to destroy all the evil and bad traits in their life. This festival is celebrated mainly in the southern states of India. Thaipusam also holds immense significant in counties outside India that is inhabited by Tamil community in large numbers like Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Guadalupe, Thailand and even South Africa.

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