It is believed that on this day, Goddess Parvati presented a lance to Lord Murugan to terminate the demon army of Tarakasura and combat their evil deeds. Murugan is also known as Karttikeya, Subrahmanya, Sanmukha, Shadanana, Skanda and Guha. Thaipusam is devoted to the Hindu god Murugan, the son of Shiva and Parvati. Outside of India, it is celebrated mainly by the Tamil speaking community settled in Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka and elsewhere around the world. The festival is rooted in Hindu legend and was brought from southern India by 19th century immigrants who came to the Malaysian peninsula to work in rubber estates and government offices.
The festival is rooted in Hindu legend and was brought from southern India by 19th century immigrants who came to the Malaysian peninsula to work in rubber estates and government offices.Ī Hindu devotee carries a Kavadi offering cage while taking part in a procession during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb.
Been wanting it for years & recollect interactions with my longtime Twitter friends on this here Happy News & a very Happy Day! /ReKbCiqIhY I’m so delighted with #ThaiPoosam being declared as a public holiday in Tamil Nadu by Govt. Hindu devotees make their way towards the Batu Caves to perform their religious rites before sunrise during the Thaipusam Festival on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on February 7, 2012. Devotees pray and make vows, when the prayers are answered they fulfill the vows by piercing parts of their body such as their cheeks, tongues, and backs before carrying a kavadi along a four kilometre route to impress the lord. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai.
Hindu devotees visit the Batu Caves to perform religious rites before sunrise in the outer areas of Kuala Lumpur.Ī devotee walks down the street during the Thaipusam procession at Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in India. It is celebrated by some two million ethnic Indians in South east Asia namely Malaysia and Singapore. The Hindu festival of Thaipusam commemorates the day when Goddess Pavarthi gave her son Lord Muruga an invincible lanceĬhennai, Jan 05 (DailyNews/UITV)- The Hindu festival of Thaipusam commemorates the day when Goddess Pavarthi gave her son Lord Muruga an invincible lance with which he destroyed evil demons Tarakasura.
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