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Photos Kavadi Ceremony

A photo kavadi ceremony Review

The photos of kavadi prayer ceremony were taken on the second day at Lorong
Kulit Temple. That is where most skewering, hookings are performed by experienced personnel.

For Sanjif's case, his face was not left out. This would be his second year Sanjif was fulfilling his vows. There were a few things to do before they skewered their body. Photos will tell  you more

Without a doubt,  prayers must be conducted. And blessing from family members are important to those Kavadi carriers. As Sanjif has invited us to witness him fulfilling his vows, we stood by watching with concern.

Hundreds were near the temple location to perform this kavadi ceremony . So in this page, I compiled a collection of photos of Sanjif, first of all, my brave nephew.

Also to pull a huge chariot, it needs the might's of at least four men. See them being skewered by big hooks. This groups has to be at least twenty people helping them out. Helping with the traffic, steering the crowd from touching or pressing to the kavadi carriers.

Collective efforts of friends and family members that day was admirable. I could feel the positive vibrations generating throughout the festive celebrations of Thaipusam.

Then as I was coming down from the Waterfall Temple, I saw Andrew, resting after having his skewers removed. I have earlier seen him is Lorong Kulit temple.

This year seems special, as I also see youths volunteering their time, carrying the less able, old and aged up the slopes to offer prayers to Lord Muruga. 

Sanjif's performing the Kavadi Ceremony

Prayers before skewering Sanjif on Thaipusam Penang
Prayer before skewering Sanjif includes blessing the hooks and other stuffs
Getting blessing from families before skewering Thaipusam Penang
Blessing form family before skewering
Musicians encouragement during skewering Thaipusam Penang
Musicians encouragement during skewering
Begins skewering on Sanjif body Thapusam Penang
Starts form the bottom of stomach and works upwards to complete the skewering
Sanjif almost skewered body during Thaipusam Penang
Sanjif halfway through the skewering
Families member beside Sanjif in Thaipusam Penang
Sanjif mum Philomena, brother Suresh, sister Sumitha (behind) and relatives
Skewered through Sanjif tongue in Thaipusam Penang
Skewering the tongue
Sanjif ready to fulfill his vows in Thaipusam Penang
Sanjif walking to Waterfall Temple

A group of four, dragging a chariot

skewers hooks and rope for skewering Thaipusam Penang
Skewers and hooks for team of four
Lying down to skewer the back to pull chariot Thaipusam Penang
Lying down to skewer the back
Being held down for skewring thaipusam penang
Being held down for skewering the back
Front of skewered body in thaipusam penang
Front of skewered body of the team of four
back of skewered body in thaipusam penang
Back of skewered body
the chariot for pulling by 4 skewered men in thaipusam penang
 

Chariot being pulled by 4 men

Andrew Lee - Before and After the Penance

andrew skewering for thaipusam penang
Andrew skewered his ams
andrew after hooks off in thaipusam penang
Andrew after fulfilling his penance

Waterfall Temple Scene

indian taking off his hooks after thaipusam penang
Taking off hooks after fulfilling penance
entrance of waterfall temple during thaipusam penang
Entrance of Waterfall Temple, Thaipusam Day
exit of waterfall temple during thaipusam penang
Exit of Waterfall Temple on Thaipusam Day
young boys chanting mantras during thaipusam penang2
Mantras chanting at Waterfall during Thaipusam Day
volunteers carrying the aged and sick up the waterfall temple during thaipusam penang
Volunteers carrying the aged and sick up to Waterfall Temple.
chinese mediums blessing the devotee during thaipusam penang
A Chinese Medium doing his bit for Thaipusam

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Gift of the Vel
Lord Shiva gave him eleven weapons and Mother Parvati presented the most powerful ‘Vel.’

Lord Muruga killed the demons including Soorapadman on Pusam star in the month of Thai.

Goddess Parvathi Vel Ceremony

The legend lives on in Penang.

More photos of Vel Event

Read my personal story when my son decide to offer a vow for his father.

My Thaipusam Story

Thaipusam
A myth revolves around Lord Muruga eavesdropping into the conversation between Lord Shiva and Parvati. Lord Shiva was rendering an important mantra to Parvati and Lord Muruga listened to it by hiding. Parvati discovered that Lord Muruga was eavesdropping and cursed him.

Muruga acknowledged his mistake and started a penance. Parvati was pleased and appeared before him with Lord Shiva.

Thaipusam is believed to be the day in which Parvati appeared before Lord Muruga.

Overview of Festival