By celebrating Thaipusam , devotees from this community demonstrate their faith to Lord Murugan, son of Hindu God Shiva and his consort Parvati, by carrying kavadis (literally "burdens") through a 4.5 km long processional  …

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Thaipusam , a major date on the Hindu calendar, takes place on the day of the full moon in the 10th Tamil month of Thai (mid-January to mid-February). For 2014, that day happens to fall on January 17. thaipusam

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Troy and I have gone to Batu Caves several times since we first moved here.

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Picture of the Day – Lord Murugan Statue at Batu Caves

I know most you have already made plans for the summer but just in case you happen to be in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I know just the place you can go to if you like temples/religious historical site. When my.

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CJ Dias Abeyesinghe posted a photo: A young Hindu having his mouth pierced at Thaipusam celebrations. Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Singapore. Onlookers encourage the devotees by screaming chants that sounded like ‘Arora, Arora’

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The Hindu festival of Thaipusam is about faith, endurance and penance. Your ability to endure pain (or rise above it) is an expression of the strength of your faith

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The Hindu festival of Thaipusam, best celebrated at the Batu Caves in Malaysia, is about faith, endurance and penance. It is a time for Hindus of all castes and cultures to say thank you and show their appreciation to one of …

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More than a million Hindu devotees are expected to congregate here, in Batu Caves , Kuala Lumpur to take part in this annual pilgrimage to fulfil their voows and to seek forgiveness for their sins from Lord Murugan.

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