Note: One image at the end of this post is quite graphic and may not be suitable for all audiences. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of good over evil

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the path Les travels: Thaipusam

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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– www.thejunglemurmurs.com – Thaipusam gathers every years a massive crowd in Batu Caves, Malaysia. Curious and tourists comes to get amazed by faith of the devotee that sacrifice their body to carry the spear of Lord Murugan

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Faith – Thaipusam 2012

When Is Thaipusam 2013 in Malaysia? Thaipusam falls on 27 January, 2013. Thaipusam is celebrated every year by the Hindu Tamil community on the full month in the Thai month (February) of the Hindu lunar calendar.

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Thaipusam Festival – Batu Caves, Malaysia

MIRI: Miri Hindu Society joined their counterparts worldwide in celebrating Thaipusam at the Kamini Durga Easwari Amman premises at Raghavan Building in Brooke Road here recently. They started the celebration with a …

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Casual recording by S.Balachandran in Batu Caves Malaysia for the Thaipusam festival on 7th February 2012 from 5am to 11am. The footages here emphasizes on the devotees who carry the “kavadis” and milk offerings.

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Faces of Thaipusam devotees 2012

Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). It is celebrated not only in countries where the Tamil community constitutes a majority, ..

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Kavadi Attam is a dance performed by the devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan, the Tamil God of War.

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Kavadi Attam is a dance performed by the devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan, the Tamil God of War. It is often performed during the festival of Thaipusam and emphasizes debt bondage. The Kavadi itself is a …

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Singapore Hindus Celebrate Thaipusam Festival

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