It is an auspicious function for lord subramanya. Every year the full-moon comes on star "PUSHYA" in this month and the day is celebrated for lord muruga. Though it is not much celebrated as a home-based function, this grand function is celebrated in temples in an excellent manner.
PAZHANI (THIRU+AA+INAN+KU+DI)
Going PADHAYATRA to reach the shrine of muruga is a special type of Prarathana, which was done by many of murugan devotees. They start from their home and reach the temple by mere walking for so many days.
THIRUPARANKUNDRAM
In this temple, "Thai poosam" is connected with a legend that shiva and parvathi gave darshan to lord muruga as "SATHYAGIRISWARA and GOVARTHANAMBIGAI" and here also padhayathra and paal kavadi are famous in this day.
THIRUCHENDUR
Being a sthalam for "Guru", this temple is also famous for Thai poosam (The devatha for poosam itself is GURU). In thiruchendur thaipoosam is celebrated as day when muruga receives "vel" from parasakthi.
The Thaipoosam celebrations are also famous outside tamilnadu like singapore, malaysia, mauritius, etc.
SHANMUGA KADAVUL POTRI
SARAVANATHU UDHITHAI POTRI
KANMANI MURUGA POTRI
KAARTHIGAI BAALA POTRI
THANMALAR KADAMBA MAALAI
THAANGIA THOLA POTRI
VINMADHI VADHANA VALLI
VELAVA POTRI POTRI
Pranams
PAZHANI (THIRU+AA+INAN+KU+DI)
Going PADHAYATRA to reach the shrine of muruga is a special type of Prarathana, which was done by many of murugan devotees. They start from their home and reach the temple by mere walking for so many days.
THIRUPARANKUNDRAM
In this temple, "Thai poosam" is connected with a legend that shiva and parvathi gave darshan to lord muruga as "SATHYAGIRISWARA and GOVARTHANAMBIGAI" and here also padhayathra and paal kavadi are famous in this day.
THIRUCHENDUR
Being a sthalam for "Guru", this temple is also famous for Thai poosam (The devatha for poosam itself is GURU). In thiruchendur thaipoosam is celebrated as day when muruga receives "vel" from parasakthi.
The Thaipoosam celebrations are also famous outside tamilnadu like singapore, malaysia, mauritius, etc.
SHANMUGA KADAVUL POTRI
SARAVANATHU UDHITHAI POTRI
KANMANI MURUGA POTRI
KAARTHIGAI BAALA POTRI
THANMALAR KADAMBA MAALAI
THAANGIA THOLA POTRI
VINMADHI VADHANA VALLI
VELAVA POTRI POTRI
Pranams