Soora Samharam சூரசம்ஹாரம்
Dates in the Tamil calendar, 2025–2028 (Chennai).
Next Soora Samharam
Every year
| 2025 | No date published yet |
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| 2026 | No date published yet |
| 2027 | Thursday, 4 November 2027 |
| 2028 | No date published yet |
About the festival
Soorasamharam is the ritual re-enactment of the god Murugan's victory over the asura Surapadman and his allies, and is the concluding and principal event of the six-day Kanda Sashti festival.1,2,3
At the Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy Temple it is staged on the seashore in the late afternoon or evening and draws very large crowds.3,4
Devotees who have fasted for the six days of Kanda Sashti traditionally break their fast after Soorasamharam.1
When it falls: Soorasamharam is held on the Shashthi (sixth lunar day) of the bright fortnight following the new moon of Aippasi (occasionally in Karthigai), the last day of the Kanda Sashti festival.1,2,3