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title
The love to the God
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Thaipusam is a Hindu (especially the Tamil community) festival celebrates the birthday of Lord Murugan. On this occasion, Hindu devotees to Lord Murugan publicity offer prayers, sacrifice and thanksgiving in fulfillment of vows for favors granted. Most often, offering are focused on kavadi bearing and are accompanied by ecstatic trance where devotees allow their bodies to be pierced and decorated with needles, hooks and skewers in an expression of faith and loyalty. Each of them has the very own reason from their heart to fulfill their vow in this important day. They just want to show their love to the God. They demonstrated the spiritual energy, courage and willpower.back to gallery