Youngest Thaipusam visitor ever.

Still impressive and entertaining. Always more people it seems. I even met the Australian ‘matsalleh’ who I guess is the first and only foreigner who walked the stairs as a Kavadi.

When I have the time I will upload some more pictures and movies online. Now sorting them out. In mean time follow the image link at the bottom. Quite some snapshots there.

What is Thaipusam ?

“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. 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 both 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.”
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaipusam

Related Recent Januari Thaipusam News :

Malaysian Hindus celebrate colourful Thaipusam festival
Thaipusam joy around the country Malaysia Star
Khalid slams shoddy Thaipusam treatment The Malaysian Insider
PM Wishes Malaysian Indians A Happy Thaipusam Bernama
Demotix – Malaysia Kini
Indian national prefers Thaipusam here
Malaysian Thaipusam Coconut Smashing and Processio
Police: Thaipusam stage dismantled for security reasons

Uploading some images now on http://flickr.com/tropicaljantie. Sample below.