Amazement, intrigue, shock, wonder, exhaustion, connection, sadness, and joy were just a few of the feelings we experienced this year at the Thaipusam festival in Penang.

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Thaipusam in Penang 2013 – Bohemian Travelers

Amazement, intrigue, shock, wonder, exhaustion, connection, sadness, and joy were just a few of the feelings we experienced this year at the Thaipusam festival in Penang.

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Thaipusam in Penang 2013 – Bohemian Travelers

If you've been following the series of Thaipusam articles, you've probably seen the build up from the details surrounding the Hindu Festival, photos from the opening ceremonies in Kuala Lumpur, and photos from the 15 kilometer pilgrimage to …

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Photo Essay: Day 3 of Thaipusam – Rituals with Hooks *Viewer …

thaipusam festival – more than just a ritual of body piercing.

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Groups of people come together for so many reasons…. For religious reasons….these Thaipusam festival participants placed themselves into a trance to pierce their bodies without blood being released

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Thaipusam is a significant festival observed by the Hindus of southern India in the Tamil month of Thai (January to February). Apart from India, it is also celebrated in mainly Tamil speaking community settled in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, …

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There are a good number of Hindus in Malaysia, of them a good number are from Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. Most of them are practicing Hinduism. They celebrate Hindu festivals in the same way in which it is ..

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The Batu Caves are caves with Hindu temples are about 20 km from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. This is a place well worth all know what this means in this part of Malaysia and which textually and imaginatively explore in this blog.

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Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur | star tafraout

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Facebook Expanding Its Organ Donor Initiative to Asia

Today we travelled to the Batu Caves via bus, once we managed to locate where the bus left form at least! The Batu caves are a Muslim sacred place, they get 1million pilgrims in the month of feb alone! Guarding the cables …

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