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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Tamil Nadu. Thai poosam is a festival celebrated by the Tamil Hindu community mainly in south India. Thai Poosam festival is dedicated to Lord Muruga.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is a national holiday in many countries such as Malaysia and Mauritius. In India its a state holiday in Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Thaipusam festival is celebrated for ten days, starting the day of the full moon. Thousands of devotees gather in temples to prove their devotion to the Lord. According to Skanda Puranam, the legend of Murugan, and Thirupugal are divine verses on Murugan, adhere to Shaivam principles.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thaipusam is a religious festival celebrated by the Tamil community in India and by the Tamil diaspora worldwide. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati, the Indian goddess of fertility and love, gave her son, Murugan, the god of war, a spear in order to defeat a fiendish demon.

Detailed explanation-5: -For the Hindu community in Malaysia, Thaipusam is one of the most important religious festivals of the year. The word ‘Thaipusam’ is the combination of the word “Thai”, which refers to the month of the Tamil calendar in which the Religious festival is held, and “Pusam” which refers to a constellation of three stars.