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Tamil months, festival seasons and the different ways families mark the year.
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Why do Tamil homes light rows of lamps for Karthigai Deepam, and why does Tiruvannamalai light a huge flame on the hill? Explore Karthigai, Krittika, Bharani Deepam, Maha Deepam, Murugan, Shiva and the 2026 festival d...
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Why do Murugan devotees fast for six days, and what happens at Tiruchendur during Soorasamharam? Explore the meaning of Kanda Sashti...
Why does Tamil Deepavali begin before sunrise? A clear guide to Naraka Chaturdashi, oil baths, new clothes, Deepavali legiyam, Thala...
Aippasi is more than the seventh month of the Tamil calendar. Discover why it is associated with monsoon rain, Deepavali, Annabhishe...
Why are books placed before Saraswati, cars decorated with flowers and children encouraged to write their first letters? Explore the...
What is Navarathri, and why do Tamil Hindu families celebrate it with Golu, goddess worship, sundal, Saraswati Puja and Vijayadasham...
What are Pitru Paksha, Mahalaya Amavasai and tharpanam? A clear guide to Hindu ancestral rites, Tamil traditions, shraddha, pinda da...
Why do many Tamil Hindu families stop eating meat during Purattasi, and why are Saturdays important? A clear guide to Purattasi fast...
Vinayagar Chaturthi celebrates Ganesha through puja, kozhukattai, clay idols and immersion. Explore how Tamil Hindu families underst...
Krishna Jayanthi celebrates Krishna’s sacred birth through midnight worship, tiny rice-flour footprints, seedai, butter offerings an...
Varalakshmi Vratam is a South Indian Hindu observance dedicated to Lakshmi and traditionally led by married women seeking prosperity...
Aadi Pooram is a Tamil Hindu observance celebrating Andal, the influential poet-saint of the Sri Vaishnava tradition. Explore her po...
Aadi Amavasai is a solemn Tamil Hindu new-moon observance centred on ancestors, tarpanam and sacred remembrance. Learn what its rite...
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