peace-on-earth.org posted a photo: Kavadi Aattam is a ceremonial sacrifice and offering practiced by devotees during the worship of Lord Murugan, the Hindu God of War. This practice is rooted in Tamil mythology, involving a story about Idumban, a disciple of Sage Agastya, who was tasked with carrying two hillocks. When he encountered Lord Murugan, a scuffle ensued, leading to Idumban’s realization of Murugan’s divinity

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Kavadi Aattam Ceremony in Kandy

ujjal dey posted a photo: Thaipusam is an important Hindu festival celebrated annually in Singapore, usually in late January or early February. It is a celebration of Lord Murugan, the Hindu god of war, and involves devotees carrying kavadis (decorated wooden or metal frames) or piercing their bodies with skewers as acts of penance. The festival is held at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Little India and is attended by thousands of people, both locals and tourists, who come to witness and participate in the colorful and spiritual celebration.

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Thaipusam 2023 ~ EXPLORED #121 (08-Oct-2023)

ujjal dey posted a photo: Thaipusam is an important Hindu festival celebrated annually in Singapore, usually in late January or early February. It is a celebration of Lord Murugan, the Hindu god of war, and involves devotees carrying kavadis (decorated wooden or metal frames) or piercing their bodies with skewers as acts of penance

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Thaipusam 2023

Manfred Sommer (301 Million Views) posted a video: Thaipusam or Thaipoosam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம், Taippūcam ?), is a festival celebrated by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), usually coinciding with Pushya star, known as Poosam in Tamil or Pooyam in Malayalam. The festival is also observed among Keralites and is vernacularly called Thaipooyam (Malayalam: തൈപ്പൂയം). It is mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius, as well as other places where ethnic Tamils reside as a part of the local Indian diaspora population such as Canada, Singapore, South Africa, the United States, Réunion, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica and the other parts of the Caribbean.

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asienman posted a photo: 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 mainly observed in countries where there is a significant presence of Tamil community such as India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar

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Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur – Batu Caves – Thaipusam Festival – 5bb

Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor head shot, seven-eighths view) of a Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with shaved head, covered with yellow sandalwood paste, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Doing a Background Check (photo blog).

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Matt Hahnewald posted a photo: Close-up street portrait (outdoor head shot, seven-eighths view) of a Malaysian Indian Hindu devotee with shaved head, covered with yellow sandalwood paste, during Thaipusam 2020 CE; George Town, Penang, Malaysia. More context: Recelebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Celebrating Ecstatic Thaipusam (photo blog), Doing a Background Check (photo blog).

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2009-02a Thaipusam Penang 2020 (86)

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Thaipusam the occasion of lord Murugan "a Vel spear" so could vanquish the evil demon soorapadman . . . #canon #canon_official…

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