Thaipusam is the biggest annual Hindu festival in Malaysia, celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival

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Thaipusam : Spears, Hooks and Bowls. 7 February, 2012 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia): People gathered along the Kuala Lumpur pavement, whispering with anticipation, as Kavadis (those carrying a physical burden) paraded …

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SOME 300 operators of refreshment stalls for Thaipusam in Penang are upset with the Hindu Endowment Board (HEB) which they claimed has yet to meet and work out arrangements for the festival, reported Tamil Nesan. …

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Thaipusam stall operators miffed at board's inaction

It was given the name due to River Batu that flows and passes from the hills. In addition, Batu caves is the name of the village nearby.

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Phool aur Kankar: Caves Of Batu (Kualalumpur)

Lonely Planet Images by photographer Richard I'Anson – Detail of Pierced Body of Hindu Devotee at Thaipusam Festival, Singapore.

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Growing up I'd hear stories about how some men would stick spikes and tridents into themselves and hang metal hooks off the skin of their backs as they sang and.

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A postcard from Singapore IX – a Thaipusam story | Photographers …