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
2
Pushya - Poosam Nakshatram
9 : 51 AM
Tuesday
JANUARY
14
JANUARY
10 : 31 AM
Wednesday
JANUARY
15
JANUARY
Tai
29
Pushya - Poosam Nakshatram
5 : 52 PM
Monday
FEBRUARY
10
FEBRUARY
6 : 38 PM
Tuesday
FEBRUARY
11
FEBRUARY
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.