Thaipusam Festival, Hindu

Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). In Singapore, Hindu devotees start their procession at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in the early morning, carrying milk pots as offerings or attaching "kavadis" to their bodies with elaborate piercings.

Thaipusam ritual procession in Singapore depicting carrying of Kevadis down the street, body piercing, devotees attending the Kevadi carrier, Procession of the Lord Muruga on Golden Peacock Vaganam in the Thendayuthapani Temple.

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Thaipusam ritual procession in Singapore depicting carrying of Kevadis down the street, body piercing, devotees attending the Kevadi carrier, Procession of the Lord Muruga on Golden Peacock Vaganam in the Thendayuthapani Temple.

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