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Thaipusam · Traditional Festivals & Ceremonies

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Thaipusam · Traditional Festivals & Ceremonies

A Hindu festival of devotion involving body piercing and kavadi bearing. The Batu Caves procession is a key highlight showcasing faith and endurance.

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A Hindu festival of devotion involving body piercing and kavadi bearing. The Batu Caves procession is a key highlight showcasing faith and endurance.

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Best season: Winter
Difficulty: 5
Region: Malaysia/Singapore

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Thaipusam is a festival by Hindu Community in the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. One of the main festival for Lord Muruga. Full of crowd and people were pushing each other and i just able to capture this moment cause alot of things is going around in the picture. So colorful

Photo by Deva Darshan

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a group of people standing around each other

Photo by Kelvin Zyteng

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a man holding a plate of food in front of a crowd of people

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A group of people standing around each other in front of a building

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A man with white paint on his face and neck

Photo by Kelvin Zyteng

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A group of men standing next to each other

Photo by Kelvin Zyteng

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a statue of a person with Batu Caves in the background

Photo by Reena Yadav

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a man with a bunch of balls on his shoulders

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A black and white photo of a man holding a baby

Photo by Kelvin Zyteng

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a group of people standing around a table

Photo by Kelvin Zyteng

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