Tamil festival
Karthigai Deepam — கார்த்திகை தீபம்
kārttikai tīpam
November–December
Karthigai Deepam is the festival of lamps. Rows of agal vilakku (clay lamps) are lit on doorsteps, windows and walls, transforming homes into constellations of flame.
Greetings in Tamil
கார்த்திகை தீபம் வாழ்த்துக்கள்
kārttikai tīpam vāḻttukkaḷ
"Happy Karthigai Deepam!"
universal
Customs & traditions
- ✦Lighting rows of agal vilakku
- ✦Traditional appam (rice flour cakes)
Traditional foods
அப்பம்
appam
Sweet rice-flour cakes
பொரி உருண்டை
pori uruṇṭai
Puffed rice jaggery balls
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