Portrait of a devotee
By on Mar 2, 2013 in Batu Caves, Thaipusam | comments(0)
Johnragai posted a photo: Portrait of a devotee carrying his offering up the Batu Caves stairs. ———– Thaipusam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம், Taippūcam ?) Thai Poosam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). It is not only observed in countries where the Tamil community constitutes a majority, but also in countries where Tamil communities are smaller, such as Malaysia[1] , Mauritius[2] Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar[3] The word Thaipusam is a combination of the name of the month, Thai, and the name of a star, Pusam
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Portrait of a devotee