Thaipusam February 2025 Date - Palani Thaipusam Thiruvizha Schedule - Thai Poosam Festival Time

Thaipusam is celebrated on 11 February, 2025 (Tuesday). On this auspicious day, devotees will pray Lord Muruga with great devotion in Temples and at home

Poosam Nakshatram Time:

In 2025, Poosam Nakshatram in Thai Maasam

- starts at 6.35 pm IST (10th Feb, Monday)

- ends at 6.59 pm IST (11th Jan, Tuesday)

Palani Thai Pusam - 10 Day Festival Schedule:

In Palani, Sri Valli Devasena Sametha Muthukumaraswamy, Sri Dhandayuthapani temple, 10 day Festival (Brahmotsavam) is held during ThaiPusam. The important dates are listed below

5-Feb-2025 - Wednesday - Day 1

- Morning - am to am - Lagnam - Kodiyetram - at Palani Arulmighu Periya Nayagi Amman Thirukovil

- Night - 7.30 pm - Puducherry Chaparam

6-Feb-2025 - Thursday - Day 2

- Morning - 8.45 am - Thantha Pallakku

- Night - 7.30 pm - Velli Aatu Kida Vahanam

7-Feb-2025 - Friday - Day 3

Morning - 8.45 am - Thantha Pallakku

Night - 7.30 pm - Velli Kamadhenu Vahanam

8-Feb-2025 - Saturday - Day 4

Morning - 8.45 am - Thantha Pallakku

Night - 7.30 pm - Velli Kamadhenu Vahanam

9-Feb-2025 - Sunday - Day 5

- Morning - 8.45 am - Thantha Pallakku

- Night - 7.30 pm - Velli Yanai Vahanam

10-Feb-2025 - Monday - Day 6

- Morning - 8.45 am - Thantha Pallakku

- Evening / Night - around 7 pm - Thirukalyanam

- Night - 9 pm - Velli Ratham

11-Feb-2025 - Tuesday - Day 7 - Thaipusam - Therottam (Chariot, Car Festival)

- Early Morning 5 am to 6 am - Sri Valli Devasena Sametha Muthukumaraswamy: Tholukkiniyan Vahanam - Shanmuga Nadhi Ezhuntharulal - Theertham Koduthal

- Around Noon - Thiruther Ezhuntharulal at Arulmighu Periya Nayagi Amman Thirukovil

- Evening - around 4 pm - Thiruther Vadam Pidithal

- After Therottam - Thantha Pallakil Ther Kaal Paarthal - Ratha Veethi Thiru Ula

12-Feb-2025 - Wednesday - Day 8

- Morning - 8.45 am - Thantha Pallakku

- Night - 8 pm - Thanga Guthirai Vahanam (Golden Horse)

13-Feb-2025 - Thursday - Day 9

- Morning - 8.45 am - Puthucherry Chaparam

- Night - 9 pm - Periya Thanga Mayil Vahanam (Golden Peacock)

14-Feb-2025 - Friday - Day 10

- Morning - 8.45 am - Puducherry Chaparam

- Night - 7 pm - Theppotsavam (Float Festival)

- Night - around 11 pm - Kodiyirakkam

Many devotees will undertake Paada Yatra wearing saffron or green clothes, take Kavadi, Paal Kudam (Milk), Pierce Spear (Alagu Kuthuthal), Tonsure their Head (Put Mottai), do Angapradakshinam

Festival in Other Temples:

- In Chidamabaram (Thillai) Panchamurthi Veedhi Ula, Thirthavari, Thaandava Darsanam Aarthi will be held on Thai Poosam

- In Madurai Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple, 12 Day Festival will be held during Thaipusam. Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar Theppotsavam will be held at Vandiyur Mariammam Theppa Kulam.

- Sri Ramalinga Swami became Jothi on this day. To remind this Jothi Tharisanam is held in Vadalur Temple.

- In Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Temple, 3 Day Theppotsavam will be held during ThaiPusam Pournami.

- In Malaysia it is a public holiday on Thaipusam. Lakhs of devotees will offer their prayers to Lord Muruga at Batu Caves (Pathumalai). Thousands of devotees will do pada yatra (walk / trek) 15km from Petaling Street area (Chinatown) to Batu caves. The cave entrance has 272 steps.

Pujas in Lord Muruga Temples:

In Temples, Special Abhishekam, Homam, Archana, Puja, Deeparadhanai will be held to Lord Subramanya.

Special Abhishekam will be done to Lord Muruga Moolavar and Uthsavar with milk, curd, panchamirtham, tender coconut, sandal, paneer, honey, thiruneer, panchakavyam, fruit juices and other thiraviams amidst the chanting of Vedas.

Special alankaram like Santhana kappu, Thanga kavasa Kaapu, Raja Alankaram, Poo Alankaram will be done to Lord Muruga. Lord Muruga Utsavar will come in procession in the mada veethi's of temple and bless devotees.

Lakhs of devotees will throng Lord Muruga Temples especially Arupadai Veedu Temples. Devotional hymns will be sung accompanied by the playing of percussion instruments in temples

Nomenclature:

- 'Thai' is the name of Tamil month (Jan-Feb)

- 'Pusam' is the name of Nakshatra.

Next Year Thaipusam:

In 2026, Thaipusam is on February 1, 2026 (Sunday)

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