BATUCAVES.com » hindu http://batucaves.com World of Exploration Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:23:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Thaipusam hindu festival http://batucaves.com/2012/02/08/thaipusam-hindu-festival/ http://batucaves.com/2012/02/08/thaipusam-hindu-festival/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:44:26 +0000 http://batucaves.com/2012/02/08/thaipusam-hindu-festival/ Igor Bilić posted a photo: The word Thaipusam is derived from the month name Thai and Pusam, which refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel "spear" so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadam

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