Culture, T_Category, Time

Thaipusam

An important festival held on the day of pushya nakshatra of the Tamil month of Thai (near the full moon day of January- February). Celebrated with great intensity and fervour, it is a day on which many South Indian sages have chosen to leave their body.

S_Category

Subramanya

Son of Shiva. Also refers to Kukke Subramanya, a town at the Foothills of Kumara Parvat, in the coastal region of Karnataka state.

S_Category, Spiritual_Beings

Suka

A well known sage of the yogic lore. He heard and understood the Entire Srimad Bhagavatam from within his motherÕs womb when his father Srila Vyasa was narrating it to his wife. Legend also says that he stayed in his motherÕs womb for 12 years and refused to come out until Lord Krishna Gave him full assurance that he would never be affected by Maya.

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