Thai poosam 2011 date, Lord Murugan Tamil Thaipusam festival

Thai poosam 2011 date, Tamil Thaipusam festival. Catch here all the latest newsand updated reports on Thaipoosam Festival andabout it. Thai poosam date is on 20th of January. Thaipusam festival is celebrated on the day of star Poosam around Pournami day.

Thaipusam commemorates the killing of demon Tharakasuran by Lord Murugan. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). It is celebrated not only in countries where the Tamil community constitutes a majority, but also in countries where the Tamil community is a minority, such as Singapore and Malaysia.

The festival is also referred to as Thaipooyam or Thaippooyam in the Malayalam language. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (spear) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. There is a misconception among people that Thaipusam marks Murugan’s birthday; however, it is believed that Vaikhasi Vishakam, which falls in the Vaikhasi month (May/June), is Murugan’s birthday.