Thai Poosam festival

Context: Serving of free meal from the very kitchen where Ramalinga Adigalar, popularly known as ‘Vallalar, lit the ever burning stove for preparing and serving food to the people who suffer due to hunger is a tradition here.

• Thousands of people witnessed the ‘Jyothi Darshan’ at Sathya Gnana Sabha (Hall of True Knowledge), founded by Ramalinga Adigalar, popularly known as Vallalar, at Vadalur on the occasion of Thai Poosam festival.

Thaipusam

• Thaipusam or Thaipoosam, is a festival celebrated by the Tamil Hindu community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai, usually coinciding with Pushya star, known as Poosam in Tamil.
• The festival is also observed among Keralites and is vernacularly called Thaipooyam.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/thai-poosam-festival-thousands-witness-jyothi-darshan-at-vadalur/article33681434.ece