Karthikai Deepam (Tamil: கார்த்திகை தீபம்) or Karthikai Vilakkidu (Tamil: கார்த்திகை விளக்கீடு) is a Tamil Festival of Lights. We also can say Clay Lamp Festival.The festival is observed in most Tamil homes and every Tamil temple of Tamil Nadu, Sri Lankaand Kerala. It falls in the month of Kārttikai(mid-November to mid-December) as per Tamil calendar. This occurs on the day when the moon is in conjunction with the constellation Karthigai (Pleiades) and pournami(full moon). This constellation appears as a group of six stars in the firmament in the shape of a pendant from the ear. In Kerala, this festival is known as Thrikkarthika. In the rest of India, a related festival called Kartik Purnima is celebrated in a different date.
So,Indians in Malaysia also will celebrate this festival every year.On that day, usually people have rituals for God and will pray.So,this year the festival was on 2nd December till 4th December.This festival is three days celebration.Those three days we should lights up the clay lamp around the house at night.
The above pictures are my celebration of this year.
By, Dharshini.
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