For many Thaipusam devotees, the day begins with a haircut. This 3-year old woke up to a 'good-hair-day'. Shaving of the head is another Thaipusam ritual and many barbers set up stalls there to provide 'instant' services.

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I arrived at Batu Caves at about 5am and was greeted by a pair of spinning LED kavadis under the moonlight. Traditionally, a wingman pulls the hooks attached to the bare back of the kavadi bearer

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When the moon is full on the tenth month of the Hindu calendar, the Tamil celebrate Thaipusam, a major Hindu festival in honour of Lord Murugan. This year Thaipusam fell on Sunday the 27th January. Lord Murugan is the …

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You will be paired with Tamil families celebrating Thaipusam and document them as they journeyed through a 3 days of complex religious rituals. You will be shuttering back and forth witnessing the preparation and rituals of …

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Thaipusam is noticed by all Tamil areas as a Hindu event on the complete full moon of Tai. This is depending on the Tamil schedule and is a day of.

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In Singapore though, the preparations for Thaipusam begin early in the morning at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Little India where the devotees start to perform the necessary rituals.

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When the moon is full on the tenth month of the Hindu calendar, the Tamil celebrate Thaipusam , a major Hindu festival in honor of Lord Murugan. In 2013, the Thaipusam will fall on January 27

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There are a good number of Hindus in Malaysia, of them a good number are from Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. Most of them are practicing Hinduism. They celebrate Hindu festivals in the same way in which it is ..

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If you are a travel photographer or just a photographer looking for something unique to photograph then Thaipusam in Singapore or anywhere else it is celebrated is a prime event.

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Thaipusam occurs in the month of Thai on the day of the Pusam star, which is a full moon day. According to legend it was also the day when Sivan showe…

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