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Tamil New Year or Puthandu Place: Tamil Nadu Time: April 14th Significance: Tamil New year/ Harvest Festival 'Puthandu' popularly known as 'Varusha Pirappu', marks the beginning of the Dravidian New Year in the State of Tamil Nadu. The focus is on prosperity throughout the year, and a prayer of thanks to the gods.
Hordes of devotees throng temples across Tamil Nadu to propitiate Hindu deities on the occasion of Tamil New Year as Hindus believe that offering special prayers on the occasion brings them prosperity. Endless queues of devotees wait from dawn at temples especially temples such as Meenakshi temple in Madurai, Manakkula Vinayagar Temple in Puducherry etc. Cultural processions are held at various places with variety of dances and traditional arts. Fireworks and live music shows are also organised to mark the occasion.
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