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Thaipusam 2011

January 20, 2011

A Hindu devotee carry ‘pal kodam’ or milk pot as she perform her pilgrimage during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves temple near Kuala Lumpur. 20/01/2010

A Hindu devotee carry kavadi as she perform her pilgrimage during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves temple near Kuala Lumpur. 20/01/2010

A Hindu devotee with her cheeks pierced with skewers, enters a trance as she performs her pilgrimage during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves temple near Kuala Lumpur. 20/01/2010

A Hindu devotee takes part in cleansing ritual before he begins his pilgrimage during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves temple near Kuala Lumpur. 20/01/2010

Hindu devotees carry ‘pal kodam’ or milk pot as they perform their pilgrimage during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves temple near Kuala Lumpur. 20/01/2010

A young Hindu devotee takes part in ritual shower with his relatives during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves temple near Kuala Lumpur. 20/01/2010

A Hindu devotee takes part in ritual shower before he begins his pilgrimage during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves temple near Kuala Lumpur. 20/01/2010

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Color of Malaysia, 2010

May 22, 2010

About 5,500 dancers performing the traditional dance and folk song during the cultural show of the Color of 1Malaysia at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur.

The traditional dance and song that are shown during this event are from various enthnics in Malaysia. The peak of the event are Dikir Barat, the local Kelantanese traditional song and dance that was performs by 5,500 dancers. This Dikir Barat are to be set in the Malaysia Book of Record as the biggest Dikir Barat ever perform in Malaysia.

The three hours colorful cultural event was perform by secondary school children from local school and dancers from art and cultural institute in Kuala Lumpur. Color of 1Malaysia is yearly program conducted by Malaysia’s Ministry of Cultural, Art and Tourism as one a tourist attraction.

The dancers performing the traditional dance during the cultural show of the Color of 1Malaysia at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur.

The dancers was performing a Sewang dances, an Original man traditional dance during the cultural show of the Color of 1Malaysia at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur.

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Thaipusam, The Spiritual Festival

January 30, 2010

A Malaysian Hindu devotee takes part in a cleansing ritual before his pilgrimage to the sacred Batu Caves temple during Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur January 30, 2010.

Thousands of Hindu devotee carries a kavadi and pal kodam (milk) in a pot during Thaipusam festival. Thaipusam is a festival celebrated by the Tamil community worldwide on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. The festival commemorates the birthday of Lord Murugan, the youngest son of Shiva, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. Hindu community comprises over eight percent of Malaysia’s 28 million populations.