Thaipusam Experience!

Throwback to Thaipusam 2023! Joyous celebration to be part of in our multiracial country! 

For those of you who are new to this occasion, let me explain you a little about it. Thaipusam Celebrated in the month of January/February each year, Thaipusam is a Hindu festival that celebrates the conquering of good over evil. It is also known as the ‘festival of the tenth moon’ since the word Thaipusam breaks down to ‘Thai’, meaning ‘ten’ and ‘Pusam’, meaning ‘full moon day’ or ‘Purnima’. On this auspicious day, people believe in doing penance and worshipping Lord Murugan, the god of war. It is believed that the devotees shall lose their arrogance, hatred, and greed in doing so. 

The origins of this festival can be traced back to ancient Hindu texts. Murugan was fighting a brutal demon named Soopradaman who had managed to take over all three realms: heaven, earth and hell. It was a grave situation since he had taken all the gods hostage. Three demons were torturing the entire universe excruciatingly. They were tropes for hatred, greed and arrogance.

That was when Murugan was given an orb by his mother, goddess Parvati that contained the power of the almighty Parvati. Lord Murugan defeated the three demons and restored peace and tranquillity in the universe with the help of the sphere.