Karthigai Deepam is a Hindu festival celebrated mainly by Tamil Hindus. Although similar to Diwali, it holds a unique significance and is dedicated to honouring Lord Shiva and Lord Murugan.

A cotton cloth wick measuring around 300 meters was inserted in the cauldron along with 10 kgs of camphor for Maha Deepam. Many devotees and locals said they were happy to see that the Karthigai ...

CHENNAI: To accommodate the rush to Tiruvannamalai for the Karthigai Deepam festival and Pournami Girivalam, the State Transport department will operate over 10,000 special buses from December 12 ...