KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 — Hundreds of kavadi-bearers unleash their spiritual fervour in the frenetic kavadi aatam during Thaipusam, one of the most recognisable Hindu festivals in the world. Devotees ...
Eager to learn: Volunteers Dinesh Rao Letchumanan (left) and T. Dhenesh Raaj helping to complete a kavadi order in Desa Sri Jenaris, Kajang. — Bernama KAJANG: A major aspect of the Thaipusam festival ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- Thaipusam ‘kavadi’ makers who were forced into hibernation for the past two years by COVID-19 are back in business for the festival this year with the waning of the ...
Ganesan Murugayyan has been carrying the kavadi at almost every Thaipusam since he was 19 years old. He will do so once more during this year's festival on Sunday (Feb 1), and he has no plans to stop ...
This beautiful kavadi, complete with peacock feathers, is the handiwork of K Sevaraja, his son Satish Raj, and their team. (Bernama pic) Property agent and part-time kavadi artisan K Sevaraja has his ...
‘Kavadi’ comes from the Tamil word for ‘burden’, symbolising the carrying of both physical and spiritual burdens as an act of penance or devotion. The kavadi has been in the news for all the wrong ...
Journey of a thousand steps: Jevanan carrying his kavadi with supporters in tow at Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star SEREMBAN: Most able-bodied men may cringe at the thought of having ...
IPOH, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- With Thaipusam falling on Jan 25, these are busy days indeed for kavadi designers J. Lawrence Dev, 37, and his friends, who dub themselves The Kavadi Masters (TKM) Group, The ...
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