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Thaipusam
Kavadi (burden), itself is a physical burden, the bearing of which is used by the devotee to implore Lord Murugan for assistance, usually on behalf of a loved one who is in need of healing, or as a means of balancing a spiritual debt during Thaipusam day. Devotees process and dance along a pilgrimage route while bearing these burdens.
Thaipusam is a festival commemorating the victory of the heroic Lord Murugan, chief deity of the Tamils, over the evil demon Soorapadman.
This is the first event after a lapsed three years due to the pandemic. Hence, it attracted an estimate one million people to the tiny island of Penang. The festival also coincided with the last day of Chinese New Year and The Dondang Sayang (Baba and Nyonya) celebration. This had caused massive traffic jam along the major routes.
Penang, Malaysia π²πΎ
February 2023
Thaipusam
Kavadi (burden), itself is a physical burden, the bearing of which is used by the devotee to implore Lord Murugan for assistance, usually on behalf of a loved one who is in need of healing, or as a means of balancing a spiritual debt during Thaipusam day. Devotees process and dance along a pilgrimage route while bearing these burdens.
Thaipusam is a festival commemorating the victory of the heroic Lord Murugan, chief deity of the Tamils, over the evil demon Soorapadman.
This is the first event after a lapsed three years due to the pandemic. Hence, it attracted an estimate one million people to the tiny island of Penang. The festival also coincided with the last day of Chinese New Year and The Dondang Sayang (Baba and Nyonya) celebration. This had caused massive traffic jam along the major routes.
Penang, Malaysia π²πΎ
February 2023