Thaipusam

E161613

Hindu festival religious festival

Thaipusam is a Hindu festival, especially observed by Tamil communities, that honors Lord Murugan (Kartikeya) through acts of devotion, penance, and elaborate processions.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Thaipusam canonical	15
Thai Poosam (in Tamil tradition, often in Thai/Magha period)	1
Thaipusam festival	1
Thaipusam festival in Malaysia	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ
associatedWith	Tamil people ⓘ surface form: Tamil diaspora Tamil people ⓘ
associatedWithNakshatra	Pushya ⓘ
associatedWithStar	Pusam ⓘ
calendar	Tamil calendar ⓘ
countryWhereMajorFestival	India ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important festival for Tamil Hindus ⓘ major public event in Malaysia ⓘ major public event in Singapore ⓘ
devotionalAct	body mortification ⓘ carrying kavadi ⓘ fulfilling vows ⓘ
etymologyComponent	Pusam (Pushya star) ⓘ Tamil calendar ⓘ surface form: Thai (Tamil month)
featuresRitual	carrying milk pots (paal kudam) ⓘ chanting of devotional hymns ⓘ fasting ⓘ kavadi attam ⓘ penance ⓘ piercing of skin, tongue, or cheeks ⓘ processions ⓘ
honors	Kartikeya ⓘ Murugan ⓘ
languageOfName	Tamil ⓘ
mainDeity	Kartikeya ⓘ Murugan ⓘ
majorCelebrationSite	Batu Caves ⓘ Ipoh ⓘ Kavadi procession routes in Singapore ⓘ Kuala Lumpur ⓘ Palani Murugan Temple ⓘ Penang ⓘ
observedBy	Hindu communities in Indonesia ⓘ Hindu communities in Malaysia ⓘ Hindu communities in Mauritius ⓘ Hindu diaspora ⓘ surface form: Hindu communities in Myanmar Hindu communities in Réunion ⓘ Hindu communities in Singapore ⓘ Hindu communities in South Africa ⓘ Hindu communities in South India ⓘ Hindu communities in Sri Lanka ⓘ Hindu communities in Thailand ⓘ Hindu communities in the diaspora ⓘ Tamil people ⓘ surface form: Tamil Hindus
occursOn	full moon day ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
takesPlaceInMonth	Thai ⓘ
theme	devotion ⓘ penance ⓘ seeking blessings ⓘ thanksgiving ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kartikeya → festival → Thaipusam ⓘ

Indian Malaysians → culturalContribution → Thaipusam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thaipusam festival in Malaysia

Murugan → festival → Thaipusam ⓘ

Kumara → majorFestival → Thaipusam ⓘ

Tamil culture → hasFestival → Thaipusam ⓘ

Valli → festivalAssociation → Thaipusam ⓘ

Palani → famousFor → Thaipusam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thaipusam festival

Pazhamudircholai → primaryFestivals → Thaipusam ⓘ

Tiruttani → festival → Thaipusam ⓘ

Subramanya → majorFestival → Thaipusam ⓘ

Swamimalai → hasFestival → Thaipusam ⓘ

Shanmukha → associatedFestival → Thaipusam ⓘ

Marudamalai Murugan Temple → festival → Thaipusam ⓘ

Palani Murugan Temple → festival → Thaipusam ⓘ

Cavadee → relatedConcept → Thaipusam ⓘ

Batu Caves → majorFestival → Thaipusam ⓘ

Magha → hasFestival → Thaipusam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thai Poosam (in Tamil tradition, often in Thai/Magha period)

Kandaswamy → hasFestival → Thaipusam ⓘ