Sketch of the day is to celebrate the Hindu festival of Thaipusam. Excuse all my spelling mistakes on this sketch. It was a hungover day…..
Thaipusam is a hindu festival celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai when the star Pusam is at it’s highest point. The festival commemorates the ocassion when the Goddess of Love Parvati gave Lord Murugam, god of war, a divine Vel Spear to vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman.
The Hindu believers on this day carry offerings called Kavadi in different forms. Some women carry big Pots of milk on top of their heads, but mostly the men spear themselves all over their body and hook offerings on their body such as coconuts, some pull charriots, walk on sharp needle shoes. It is an amazing sight to see and intensely spiritual. The pilgrimage starts from one temple to another on top of a small hill.
The celebrations in Penang is the largest outside of India. If you ever travel here, you have to go and experience this.
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February 9, 2015 at 23:12
True. It was a full moon. Which I looked at from my terrace. I find it amazing that other people thousands and thousands of miles away can look at the same moon. Actually it is the only object we (like you and I or distant friends) can look at at almost the same time. Time zone allowing. No other object in the world. ‘xcept for the Sun of course, but it’s different and you can’t look directly at it. Hmmm.
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February 4, 2015 at 15:49
Apparently it’s not painful if you are a devotee and believer.
February 4, 2015 at 08:24
Sounds painful! I like the colorful costumes and the pics are very interesting.
February 2, 2015 at 17:36
It’s incredible because the participants feel no pain. Maybe a little. That’s what they say. I know a friend who does this every year and he has spears on his mouth and hooks on his back.
February 2, 2015 at 14:03
No kidding it’s a spiritual event, it would have to be to endure the pain of it. This is so interesting, and I had never heard of the milk offerings before. Thanks for teaching me. 🙂