Tag: “Thaipusam”

10 results found.

1. 

   Spilt Milk

   Milk spills out of the milk pots that are being carried as offerings.

2. 

   Feeling Green?

   Thaipusam Festival - fruit hangs from people's backs pierced into the flesh.

3. 

   Weak in the Knees

   A woman is overtaken with emotion/spirituality during Thaipusam and faints. The elder women care for her.

4. 

   Deep in Thought

   A Hindu man showing his dedication to Murukan with a large piercing through his mouth.

5. 

   Tension

   Pulling a heavy chariot to the temple as an offering. A painful looking process.

6. 

   Sweet Dreams

   Young girl takes a nap during the colorful festivities

7. 

   Kavati

   A man carrying the burden of a kavati for his family.

8. 

   Lucky Feathers

   Peakcock feathers were abundant representing good luck.

9. 

   Painstaking

   A family member getting pierced for the pilgrimage to the temple. The container is a small milk pot pierced into the skin.

10. 

    Orange Piercing

    During Thaipusam, the piercing burdens were weighted down with offereings of fruit.