A male devotee getting ready to carry the Kavady Atam during the Festival is celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month (January/February) by the Tamil community. The word ‘Thaipusam’ is a combination of the name of a month, Thai, and the name of a star, Pusam.

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Keywords: atam, belief, devotee, devotees, faith, festival, hindu, idol, kavady, lord, murugan, religion, thaipusam