Palani Thaipusam or Thaipoosam festival Kodiyetram (flag hoisting) | Sicp
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Date: 2020-02-05

Palani Thaipusam or Thaipoosam festival Kodiyetram (flag hoisting) | Sicp

Special buses for Thaipoosam

As the number of pilgrims going to the Palani hill town in the run up to the Thaipoosam festival, falling on February 8, the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Madurai) Ltd has launched a special fleet of 350 buses between Palani and various other cities, including Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchi, Karaikudi, Natham, Pudukottai, Theni, Karur, Erode, Coimbatore and Tirupur, from February 5 to 9. Extra number of buses will operated based on the need and the number of pilgrims.

“The TNSTC has also deployed help desks and guides to help pilgrims in all of the bus stands in the above mentioned towns,” said Managing Director, M.A. Murugesan here on Friday.

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam, is a festival celebrated by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai, usually coinciding with Pushya star, known as Poosam in Tamil.

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