Which festival falls in the Tamil Solar month?

Question of The Day28-08-2023

A Hindu festival celebrated by the Tamil community that falls in the Tamil Solar Month is called?

Answer

Correct Answer : d ) Thaipusam

Explanation :

Thaipusam is a Tamil Hindu festival celebrated on the full moon of the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), usually coinciding with the Pushya star, known as Pusam in Tamil.

The festival commemorates the legend of the goddess Parvati offering her son, Murugan (Kartikeya) a vel (a divine spear) so he could vanquish the asura Surapadman and his brothers.

Bihu is celebrated in Assam. There are three Bihu festivals namely ‘Bohag Bihu’ celebrated in the month of ‘Bohag’, ‘Magh Bihu’ celebrated in the month of ‘Magh’, and ‘Kati Bihu’ celebrated in the month of ‘Kati’.

Onam is observed in Kerala.

Karaga is a folk festival of Karnataka that originated as a ritual dedicated to Draupadi as known in these parts as Droupadmma.

Hence, (d) is the correct answer.