Thaipusam at Penang 2009

Woke up at 8.30am and get ready for photo shooting during this Hindu Festival at Penang. Tjun Aun advised that not to drive the car thru the street where the festival held. We parked the car very far away but... Luckily we did so... At that time, walking is faster than driving.

There are some interesting part during this festival. We missed out the " Throwing Coconut" part but we still manage to capture another tradition part - Kavadi. It was too crouded and damn tired for 2 hours photo shooting. After this photo session, I think I will not go for 2nd time. :p
Which street we went for photo shooting? Click here for WikiMapia Map

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Thaipusam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம்) 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. Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of Lord Murugan (also Subramaniam), the youngest son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman.

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