Thaipusam 2013

I was not really aware that there this kind of event for among Indians (mostly by Tamils) which commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a spear which they call it “Vel” so he could defeat Soorapadman who is pure evil. The festival is celebrated every full moon in the Tamil month of Thai which is usually on either January or February. The word Thaipusam is actually derived from “Thai” which corresponds to their month, and the name “Pusam” which means star. Thaipusam is celebrated in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, & Myanmar.