Thaipusam Festival, Batu Caves, Malaysia. It is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). The festival celebrates the birth of Murugan,the youngest son of Shiva and his wife Parvati. The festival at Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur culminates in a 272 step climb into the cave.
I’m currently on the road on an assignment and as such don’t have time for any long blog posts. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this gallery from the Thaipusam festival in Malaysia. I photographed this last year, and the 2011 festival begins this week. If you’re in the Kuala Lumpur area, I highly recommend you head out to Batu Caves and witness the spectacle. It’s a fast-paced, photogenic festival. Here’s a slideshow from the 2010 festival, and I will hopefully have a new blog up later in the week.
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