This morning at 5.30am. A friend (and fellow photographer) and I set out for this year's Thaipusam Festival at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. It was my first time.

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@ Perumal Temple Mandabam 7-2-2012

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Thaipusam 2012 @ Singapore (Thanki Piercing)

Igor Bilić posted a photo: The word Thaipusam is derived from the month name Thai and Pusam, which refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel "spear" so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadam

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Thaipusam hindu festival

Thaipusam 2012, an indian festival (: .Video of my aunt getting pierced .

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Thaipusam 2012 Singapore, Getting Pierced

Igor Bilić posted a photo: Thaipusam is a hindu festival celebrated mainly by the tamil community. Outside of India, it is celebrated mainly by the Tamil speaking community settled in Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka and elsewhere around the world. Thaipusam celebrations in Malaysia and Singapore are known for their festive fervor.

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thaipusam 2012 – pilgramage walk from hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur to Batu Caves

Thaipusam Hindu festival celebrated IN SINGAPORE 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, but also in countries where Tamil communities are smaller, such as Mauritius, Singapore and Malaysia. The word Thaipusam is derived from the month name Thai and Pusam, which refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival.

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Thaipusam Hindu festival celebrated IN SINGAPORE

One of the most colorful religious festivals, the hinduist Thaipusam at the Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Thaipusam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம்) is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb)

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Guy hanging on hooks – Extreme Thaipusam

A man enters a trance and gets his cheeks pierced by a spear at the annual Hindu Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hundreds of Tamil Indian-Malaysians participate in the festival each year and pierce their tongues, cheeks or backs as an offering to their god.

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Thaipusam Piercing

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Chinese version of Thaipusam

A man enters a trance and gets his cheeks pierced by a spear at the annual Hindu Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hundreds of Tamil…

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