Coconuts Smashing Party! As the chariot approached, the devotees and tourists started smashing the coconuts, thousands of which were piled up on the road divider along the chariot’s route in the city.

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Thaipusam Day 1. The chariot holding the god Murugan awaits its journey across town.

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