Prepared by Dr.K.Thilagawathi The word, Thaippoosam. The word Thaippoosam is made up of two words, namely, Thai and Poosam. Thai is the tenth month of the Tamil calendar. Poosam is the eighth of the 27 natchatthirams in   Hindu astrology. The month of Thai  corresponds to the period between mid-January to mid-February. Significance of the natchatthiram, poosam, occurring in the month of Thai?  The first thing is that, the asterism that coincides with the full moon day in the

Dear Devotees, The Thaippoosam Festival will be observed at the Sri Kandaswamy Temple on Sunday, 1st of February 2026, with special abhisegam, poojaa and a procession of Sri Mutthukkumaaraswami and his Consorts. There will be a procession of devotees carrying "Paal Kudam" from Sri Sakthi Karpaga Vinayagar Temple, Brickfields at 4.00 a.m. to the Sri Kandaswamy Temple. In the evening, there will be a procession of Sri Mahaavalli Gajavalli Sametha Sri Mutthukkumaaraswami Perumaa