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Trip Report Got to see thaipusam festival in KL :-)

Posted by: gard on Feb 23, 12 at 01:14 AM Posted in: Asia Tagged: Jump to last reply
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Hi

This year I was lucky enough to be in Kuala Lumpur during the annual thaipusam festival. This Hindu festival is marked by a procession where people carry kvadais (burdens) from a temple in the city to Batu caves and many are also pierced by hooks in the backs, through tongue and cheeks etc. Here are some photos and a video from my visit to Batu caves on that special day http://gardkarlsen.com/blog/?p=1004 . If you are in KL during thaipusam don't miss out on a visit to Batu caves as it is special to see this with your own eyes :-)

Regards
Gard
http://gardkarlsen.com - trip reports and pictures

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