Thaipasam
- January the 17th to 19th.
These small offerings of milk to the Hindu Gods are hooked onto
him.
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The
smell of fresh Jasmine was in the air.
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Families
celebrating and praying together.
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an
offering of limes.
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not
just for the boys
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and
the agony/ecstasy after the spikes are removed
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after
being blessed - the euphoria.
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Hooked
through his skin this man drags a shrine to the tmeple
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after
removal of his hooked on Kavadee
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and
removal of his piercings
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a
woman in the crowd
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a
family affair, especially for the youth. To pray for better times
ahead. |