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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Thaipusam - Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur

Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). It is also referred to as Thaipooyam or Thaippooyam in the Malayalam language. The word Thai-pusam is derived from the month name Thai and Pusam, which refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates the birthday of Murugan (also Subramaniam), the youngest son of god Shiva and his wife Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (spear) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman.

 
 
     
 

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5 comments:

Aida a.k.a Beardot said...

yg mane arip ni???hihihi..sume nmpak serupa je....

Lazarez said...

mana bole nmpak daaa.... org tgh amik gambaaa... tp lan ada la... yg bawak kabadi besa tu...

Aida a.k.a Beardot said...

menipu la tu..time tu org ngan lan kat kg....hahaha

Unknown said...

ha ha ha..lan pon berarak aa..cun la gamba yip....

Lazarez said...

hahaha... lan mana bole lps peluang mende2 ibadat mcm ni....