Vaikasi
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Vaikasi is a late-spring month in the Tamil calendar, typically corresponding to May–June, noted for important Hindu temple festivals and religious observances.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
month in the Tamil calendar
ⓘ
time period ⓘ |
| alsoSpelled | Vaigasi ⓘ |
| associatedDeityInFestivals | Murugan (Subramanya) via Vaikasi Visakam GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu temple festivals
ⓘ
religious observances ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar calendar ⓘ |
| correspondsToGregorianMonths |
June
ⓘ
May ⓘ |
| culture | Tamil culture ⓘ |
| follows | Chithirai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Vaikasi Visakam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
annual temple car festivals ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Sri Lanka (Tamil communities)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tamil calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInTamilYear | second month in the Tamil calendar ⓘ |
| precedes | Aani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| season | late spring ⓘ |
| typicalEndGregorian | mid-June ⓘ |
| typicalStartGregorian | mid-May ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural seasonal reckoning in Tamil regions
ⓘ
fixing dates of temple utsavams ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Tamil Hindu religious observances
ⓘ
Tamil temple festival calendar ⓘ |
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