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Monday, November 22, 2010

Karthigai deepam - cosmological and cultural significance

An analysis of Karthigai deepam festival of Tamilnadu from my old postings :-

Kaarthigai – the month of lamps.

Is Kaarthigai deepam a Tamil festival?

Kaarthigai – why worship by oil-wick lamps?

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