Thaipusam
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Thaipusam or Thaipoosam is a Tamil Hindu festival celebrated on the first full moon day of the Tamil month of Thai coinciding with Pusam star. The festival is celebrated to commemorate the victory of
Chariot of Murugan during Thaipusam festivities in Malaysia
A Kavadi procession
Ritual piercing during Thaipusam
Thai pusam procession in Penang, Malaysia
Kartikeya
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Kartikeya, also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha or Muruga, is the Hindu god of war. He is generally described as the son of the deities Shiva and Parvati and the brother of Ganesha.
Thaipusam
…on the first full moon day of the Tamil month of Thai coinciding with Pusam star. The festival is celebrated to commemorate the victory of Hindu god Murugan over the demon Surapadman. During the battle, Murugan is believed to have wielded a vel, a divine spear granted by his mother, Parvati. The festival…
Statue of Kartikeya at Batu Caves, Malaysia
Six-headed Kartikeya seated on a peacock, twelfth century CE
Kartikeya wielding a vel, sculpture from Kannauj, 8th century CE
A painting depicting Kartikeya facing off Surapadma