Vaikasi Visakam

E639751

Hindu festival religious observance

Vaikasi Visakam is a prominent Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Murugan (Subramanya), especially observed with grand rituals and processions in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Vaikasi Visakam festival	2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu festival ⓘ religious observance ⓘ
associatedConcept	devotion (bhakti) to Murugan ⓘ seeking blessings for courage and wisdom ⓘ
associatedNakshatra	Visakam ⓘ
associatedTemple	Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur NERFINISHED ⓘ Batu Caves Murugan Temple, Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Palani Murugan Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Swamimalai Murugan Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirupparankundram Murugan Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiruthani Murugan Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedTextOrHymns	Tiruppugazh hymns to Murugan ⓘ
associatedWithCommunity	Tamil Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ
basisOfDate	full moon day with Visakam star in Vaikasi ⓘ
calendarSystem	Tamil calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Murugan festivals ⓘ Tamil Hindu festivals ⓘ
culturalAspects	community gatherings of Tamil Hindus ⓘ traditional Tamil music and dance performances in some places ⓘ
devotionalPractices	charity and annadanam (food distribution) ⓘ fasting by devotees ⓘ pilgrimage to Murugan temples ⓘ
festivalType	regional festival ⓘ temple festival ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
honorsDeity	Kartikeya NERFINISHED ⓘ Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ Subramanya NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfRituals	Tamil ⓘ
majorRegionOfObservance	Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ
observanceBy	Murugan devotees ⓘ
observedIn	India NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil diaspora communities worldwide ⓘ
occursInTamilMonth	Vaikasi ⓘ
relatedDeityFamily	son of Shiva and Parvati ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
ritualsInclude	abhishekam (ritual bathing) of Murugan idols ⓘ alankaram (decorating the deity) ⓘ car (ther) festival in some temples ⓘ devotional singing and bhajans ⓘ offering of kavadi by devotees in some regions ⓘ processions with Murugan idols ⓘ special puja to Lord Murugan ⓘ
significance	celebrates the birth of Lord Murugan ⓘ considered an auspicious day for Murugan devotees ⓘ
typicalGregorianPeriod	May–June ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Subramanya → majorFestival → Vaikasi Visakam ⓘ

Thiruchendur → hasFestival → Vaikasi Visakam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vaikasi Visakam festival

Nammalvar → commemoratedOn → Vaikasi Visakam ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vaikasi Visakam festival