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A mother of a martyred LTTE cadre raises the Tamil Eelam flag on Maaveerar Naal 2002 in Germany. The first Maaveerar Naal was held on 27 November 1989. [5] The date was chosen as it was the anniversary of the first LTTE cadre to die in combat, Lt. Shankar (Sathiyanathan alias Suresh), who died on 27 November 1982.
The Tamil New Year follows the nirayanam vernal equinox [11] [page needed] and generally falls on 14 April of the Gregorian year. 14 April marks the first day of the traditional Tamil calendar and is a public holiday in the state of Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
Tamil Nadu Day, also referred to as Tamil Nadu Dhinam, is a holiday celebrated in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu to commemorate the formation of the state. Tamil Nadu was created on 1 November 1956 with the name Madras State. On 18 July 1967, Madras State was officially renamed to Tamil Nadu.
The day remained a public holiday in Tamil Nadu under the DMK government, but not as Tamil new year, but purportedly to commemorate Dr. B.R Ambedkar, who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution. All television channels in Tamil Nadu, including the pro-DMK Sun TV, continued to telecast festive "Chittirai Tirunal Special ...
The day is of special significance to the worship of the prithvi lingam, the lingam the earth element, of the Ekambareswarar Temple at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, where festivities last for 13 days. [8] According to regional tradition, Parvati in the form of Gauri married Shiva in Kanchipuram. Hence, this day is also celebrated as Gauri Kalyanam. [9]
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has 23 public holidays for staff working in government offices and banks. [1] They are declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881. [2] [3] Three of them are national holidays: Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanthi. [4] State-specific holidays include Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Day, and Tamil New ...
Kaanum Pongal or Kanum Pongal (Tamil: காணும் பொங்கல்) is the fourth and the final day of the four-day Pongal festival. [1] It is observed in the month of Thai according to the Tamil solar calendar and usually falls on 16 or 17 January. [2]
Muslim festival that celebrates of the day of breaking the fast. It is celebrated on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar. [6] March – April: Mahavir Janma Kalyanak: Floating Jain festival that celebrates the birth of Mahavira (599 BC), the twenty-fourth and last Tirthankara (supreme preacher) of present Avasarpiṇī [7] March ...