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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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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.