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Not just about ‘kavadi’ and Batu Caves: What is Thaipusam and how did it become massive in Malaysia?
The festival is also celebrated as Thaipooyam in India’s coastal state of Kerala. What do devotees ... carrying offerings such as milk pots and kavadi. According to a Hindu legend, the tradition ...
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Almost 16,000 devotees take up milk pots and kavadis at Thaipusam 2025
SINGAPORE – Semiconductor engineer Saravanan Rajasuran, 30, pierced with several rods as part of his kavadi, braced himself on Feb 11 for his maiden Thaipusam walk under the blazing sun.
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Special Kavadi Workshop For Indian Youths This Friday
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- A special workshop on Kavadi carrying and dancing, called 'Kanthan Kavadi’, will be organised in collaboration with the Sri Rathakrishnan Fine Arts Dance Academy and ...
Asia One1mon
Every Thaipusam, this Singaporean carries his 41-year-old brother 'like a kavadi'
On Thaipusam this year, Suresh carried Gunaseelan, who weighs almost 70kg, as the brothers followed the four-kilometre kavadi procession to Sri Thendayuthapani Temple at River Valley.
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Kavadi carrying not allowed during Thaipusam this year, says National Unity Minister
KUALA LUMPUR: Only the 'paal koodam' procession of carrying milk pots, prayer activities and chariot processions will be allowed during the Thaipusam festival this time, with the kavadi-carrying ...