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Kavadi attam which means the burden dance is a religious folk dance dedicated to Lord Murugan

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Kavadi bearer entering into a trance induced by incessant chanting and drumming

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Most pilgrims are dressed in orange, the favorite colour of Lord Murugan and the colour of renunciation

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Ritual cleaning of the body during Thaipusam

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Shaivite worshippers at the temple

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Devotee getting the sandalwood paste applied on his body and face

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Ritual cleaning in the Shanmuga Nadi waters

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Shaivite Thaipusam pilgrim wearing a garland of flowers