Thai Amavasai is the no moon day in the Thai month in
traditional Hindu calendar followed in Tamil Nadu. The day is of great
significance at the famous Vedaranyeshwarar
Temple in Vedaranyam.
Thousands of devotees take holy dip in the Bay of Bengal Sea
at Kodiakarai, Vedaranyam and Poompuhar in Nagapattinam District.
Legend has it that Saint Agasthiyar got a darshan of Shiva
at Vedaranyeshwarar Temple in Vedaranyam on Thai Amavasai day after he
took a holy dip in the Bay of Bengal .
In commemoration of this holy event thousands of devotees
throng this temple for taking a dip in the "Siddhar Ghat" area.
Inside the temple, the devotees took another dip in the 'Manikarnika Ghat'.
On the day, devotees also perform rituals in memory of dead
family members at Kaveripoompattinam near Poompuhar at the confluence of
Cauvery and Bay of Bengal
At Ananthamangalam near Porayar, devotees visit
Sri Hanuman temple in connection with Thai Amavasai.