January Fairs Festivals : Thai Pusam
THAI PUSAM :
Thrnuah Faifh And Fire
Thai is a Tamil month which coincides with Magh. It is most sacred to devotees
of Kartikeya who is worshipped specially when the Pusam star rises in this month.
At many south Indian temples, trenches of burning coals arc laid out for devotees
to walk over. In a similar custom, Mariamman, a deity popular in southern India,
is also worshipped with a fire walk. It has been seen that people who volunteer
to undertake this experience with faith, come away unharmed and come away unharmed
and unscathed.
January has four other celebrations. The fourth day of the bright half of Magh
is cele brated as VinayakJayanti, or the birth of Ganesha. Durga is worshipped
on Lalita Panchami, the fifth day of the bright half of Magh. Vasant Panchami,
on the same day, welcomes the advent of early spring. The sixth day of the bright
half of Magh brings in the festival of the goddess Chamundt especially observed
along the Konkan coast.
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