Thaipusam 2021 Greeting Cards

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Happy Thaipusam! Thaipusam festival is centred around the worship of the deity Muruga, also known as Subramaniam. Thaipusam or Thaipoosam தைப்பூசம் is a festival celebrated by the Tamil Hindu community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), usually coinciding with Pushya star, known as Poosam in Tamil. The festival is also observed among Keralites and is vernacularly called Thaipooyam. The word “Thaipusam” is the combination of the word “Thai”, which refers to the month of the Tamil calendar in which the festival is held, and “Pusam” which refers to a constellation of three stars. Thaipusam is always celebrated when there’s a full moon, which can be seen in the month of Thai or between January to February in the Gregorian calendar. According to Indian astrologists, at this time of the year, the constellation of Pusam will be in its highest position in the heavens. For Hindus, Thaipusam is a day to cleanse oneself of sins and to repent for any transgressions in the past year. Thaipusam is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community. Greeting cards & wishes in photo and vector format in this Thaipusam 2021 Greeting Cards & Wishes app is specially created to all the people that celebrating Thaipusam to send greeting cards and wishes during this meaningful festival. To mark this day of penance and thanksgiving, Hindus pierce their body with metal skewers and carry pots of milk on their heads along a four-kilometre procession. Piercing of the skin, tongue or cheeks with skewers is common among male devotees but only occasionally done by female devotees. Devotees prepare for the celebration by cleansing themselves through prayer, celibacy, and fasting for 48 days before the festival. On Thaipusam day, devotees participate in a procession where the statue of the deity Subramaniam, the youngest child of god Shiva, is carried atop a silver chariot and paraded accompanied with traditional music. In addition, some devotees take it upon themselves to carry a “kavadi”, an iron frame decorated with flowers, colourful material and fresh fruits mounted onto their shoulders. You could send a greeting cards & wishes using Thaipusam 2021 Greeting Cards & Wishes on this day. During the celebrations at Batu Caves, they will ascend the 272 steps to the temple cave entrance before placing the kavadi in front of the shrine of their deity. Coconuts sell like hotcakes during Thaipusam, it is because coconuts, honey and milk are often served to the gods as offerings and to ask for blessings in the near future. Thaipusam 2021 Greeting Cards & Wishes is very easy to use. Select the Thaipusam greeting cards, write your message and send to your family and friends. Murugan is the Hindu god of war and victory, worshiped primarily in areas with Tamil influences. Indians in Malaysia also pray to Lord Murugan at the Batu Caves and various temples where Thaipusam is celebrated with grandeur. Kavadi cavadee Attam is a dance performed by the devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan, the Tamil God of War. The Kavadi itself is a physical burden through which the devotees implore for help from the God Murugan. Enjoy your Happy Thaipusam gatherings and send your loved ones a Thaipusam card to express your remembrance and love on a joyful day!

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