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Thaipusam Thaipoosam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம் Taippūcam ?) is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February).

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country
Tamil people
meaning
The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a Vel so that he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman.
type
Hindu

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