The motive of Thaipusam festival is to pray to God to receive his grace so that bad traits are deleted. Kavadi-bearers have to perform elaborate ceremonies at the time of assuming the kavadi and at the time of offering it to ..

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Thaipusam is an important festival observed by the Hindus of southern India during the Tamil month of Thai (January – February).

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thaipusam festival – more than just a ritual of body piercing.

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Thaipusam 20 ETAs, 2 million attendees, 10 hours on a bus, 4pm-5am= 13 hours in the festival, hundreds of hooks pierced through skin, thousands of rose petals in the air… 2013 THAIPUSAM Hindu Festival.

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Walking with the aid of an Asetic # thaipusam #singapore.

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The Hindu festival of Thaipusam is about faith, endurance and penance. Your ability to endure pain (or rise above it) is an expression of the strength of your faith

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