Soora Samharam 2027 சூரசம்ஹாரம்

The day in the Tamil calendar

Timings for Chennai. The date follows the Tamil Nadu calendar.

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

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Surasamharam
2. aninews.in
3. indiatvnews.com
4. dtnext.in

Soora Samharam in other years