The Batu Caves are one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India and the caves are the focal point of the Hindu festival Thaipusam in Malaysia. The c.

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Thaipusam is a Hindu festival which is celebrated by the Tamil population. It happens around the full moon of the second Tamil month… usually falling in January by western calendars

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Thaipusam Festival – Hooks, skewers and other fun self mortifications

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Albert Photo posted a photo: In Singapore, Hindu devotees start their procession at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in the early morning, carrying milk pots as offerings or attaching "kavadis" and spikes pierced on their body. The procession travels for 4 kilometres before finishing at Tank Road, Sri Thendayuthapani Temple.

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