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Thai Pongal - The Tamizh Harvest Festival
by Geerthana Uthayakumar
The month of Thai has always been an auspicious month for our ancestors who during this time reaped the efforts of their months long labour on the ...
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Karthikai Deepam - The Tamizh Festival of Lights
by Geerthana Uthayakumar
Karthikai Theepam, perhaps the oldest Tamil festival still celebrated today, is more commonly known as the Tamizh festival of lights. It is celebra...
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Navarathri - The Celebration of the Divine Feminine
by Geerthana Uthayakumar
Navarathri, translating to “nine nights” in Sanskrit, is one of the most important festivals celebrated by Hindus. The festival marks the beginning...
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Aadi Pirappu
by Geerthana Uthayakumar
The Tamizh month of Aadi (mid-July to mid-August on the Gregorian calendar) is the first month of the six month long cool season in the Eastern par...
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