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	BBC - Religion & Ethics - Thaipusam
		Thaipusam is a time for Hindus of all castes and cultures to say thank you and show their appreciation to one of their Gods, Lord Murugan, a son of Shiva.
		The festival of Thaipusam was brought to Malaysia in the 1800s, when Indian immigrants started to work on the Malaysian rubber estates and the government offices.
		Thaipusam is held in the last week of January or the beginning of February, depending on the alignment of the sun, moon and planets, and takes place 13 kilometres outside the Malaysian capital city, Kuala Lumpur in a sacred Hindu shrine called the Batu Caves.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/hinduism/holydays/thaipusam.shtml (1298 words)

	All Malaysia.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		THAIPUSAM is an annual Hindu festival which draws the largest gathering in multi-racial Malaysia - nearly a million people in 2000.
		Thaipusam falls on a full moon day in the auspicious 10th Tamil month of Thai when the constellation of Pusam, the star of well-being, rises over the eastern horizon.
		Thaipusam is also celebrated in this form in Singapore, Thailand, Mauritius and other countries where Tamil workers migrated.
	allmalaysia.info /msiaknow/festivals/thaipusam (717 words)

	Thaipusam_Festival
		Thaipusam is a colourful celebration of the birthday of Lord Subramaniam, one of the paramount Hindu deities and son of Siva.
		Thaipusam is a day of consecration to the Hindu deity, Lord Murugan, sometimes also called Lord Subramaniam.
		The Hindus believe that by celebrating Thaipusam, they are cleansed of all sins and that their misdeeds can be redeemed in many ways during the festival.
	www.geocities.com /wquik2000/Thaipusam_Festival.html (566 words)

	MOE Racial Harmony Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated in January or February annually.
		Thaipusam is actually derived from "thai" which means "10th", and "pusam" meaning "when the moon is at its brightest".
		Thus, on Thaipusam day, Lord Subramaniam's image, adorned and decorated, is placed on a silver chariot before his devotees.
	sam11.moe.gov.sg /racialharmony/PrimarySchool/articles_thaipusam.html (615 words)

	thaipusam
		Thaipusam is the most important religious festival celebrated by Hindus.
		On Thaipusam, the full moon is in transit through the brightest star, Pusam in the zodiacal sign of Cancer.
		Omdat de Indische gemeenschap in Kuching niet zo groot is, was het bijwonen van de processie in de tempel een intieme gebeurtenis, we konden alles van heel dichtbij meemaken.
	www.geocities.com /niekenmariola/thaipusam.html (510 words)

	THAIPUSAM
		Thaipusam is a Hindu festival that is filled with pageantry and throbbing excitement.
		For Hindu devotees, Thaipusam is a time for carrying out acts of penance in fulfilment of vows and homage to Lord Muruga.
		Thaipusam is also a time of thanksgiving for those whose prayers have been answered.
	www.geocities.com /malaysiafest/Thaipusam.html (612 words)

	Thaipusam
		Now banned in India, Thaipusam is celebrated by Hindus in several locations in Southeast Asia, including Penang and Singapore, but the largest gathering is at the Batu Caves, just 15km north of KL.
		The most popular explanation of the origins of Thaipusam is based on a myth in which the goddess Parvathi gave a vel, or lance, to her son Muruga so that he could vanquish three demons.
		Thaipusam is celebrated accross South East Asia with the largest of these celebrations taking place at Batu Caves, 15km north of Kuala Lumpur.
	www.2camels.com /thaipusam.php (823 words)

	CPAmedia.com: Thaipusam: On Needles and Pins in Singapore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Thaipusam is a Hindu festival honouring the god Murugan, who in Hindu mythology also appears under many other names - Karttikeya, Skanda, Subramaniam, Thandayuthapani, Kathiresan and Kataragama, to name but a few.
		As with all Hindu festivals, the origin of Thaipusam is based on an ancient legend.
		In India, Thaipusam celebrations are still held at Palani, in the Southern state of Tamil Nadu, in spite of an official ban on religious self-torture.
	www.cpamedia.com /articles/20060622_03 (1855 words)

	Human+Universe: Thaipusam 2006 (Sungai Petani); A Flashback and A Celebration
		(Thaipusam is a grand festival celebrated mainly by south Indians (Tamils) and their Diaspora around the world in the month of Thai in the Tamil calendar.
		Thaipusam for me is a majestic mix of humanity and age old tradition.
		Thaipusam also means business, and that would explain why I was at the temple every year when I was growing up as a silent witness of my culture.
	humanuniverse.blogspot.com /2006/02/thaipusam-2006-sungai-petani-flashback.html (2571 words)

	Festival of Malaysia - Thaipusam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Hindus celebrate Thaipusam on the tenth month of their calendar.
		Thaipusam celebrates the day Goddess Parvati bestowed upon her son the “vel” or lance
		However, for many Hindus, Thaipusam has come to mean the birthday of Lord Subramaniam, also known as lord Muruga, the younger son of Lord Shiva.
	www.abcmalaysia.com /tour_malaysia/thaipusam.htm (346 words)

	Salon Wanderlust Mondo Weirdo \| Hooked on Thaipusam
		I went to Thaipusam at about 3 in the morning with the Malaysian Cultural Group, comprising three busloads of mostly Caucasian expatriates.
		One of the most beautiful things about Thaipusam is the closeness and support that one sees -- children gathered around a laboring father; husbands supporting entranced wives; adolescents steering entranced parents; and mothers and fathers bearing babies and young children.
		I think I come because Thaipusam is the happiest celebration of the year: the flat plain and steep hill between the Batu River and Caves encompassing spirituality, catharsis and social bonds, but also the celebration of life, of love, of happiness.
	archive.salon.com /wlust/mw/1998/06/26mondo.html (955 words)

	Tim Yang's Thaipusam in Malaysia
		For many Hindus, Thaipusam is the celebration of good fortune through displays of self-sacrifice.
		So the traditions of Thaipusam have managed to survive in Malaysia and is an experience I didn't want my friends from the US to miss.
		But along with Chinese New Year, Thaipusam is the most dazzling festival in Malaysia.
	timyang.com /thaipusam (181 words)

	Towards Truth: An Australian Spiritual Journey
		On Thaipusam day participants ritually bathe and pray after which they achieve a brief state of trance during which the kavadi and vellu are fitted.
		Once this is accomplished the devotee, accompanied by a protective circle of well wishers, dances to the foot of the caves, climbs the 272 steps which lead to the shrine in the cave, where his/her kavadi is removed, and final obeisance is made to Lord Muruga.
		This was impossibly crowded, and to my acute embarrassment (but to the general amusement of those in the carriage), I was hemmed into position beside a young child, whose terror at her enforced proximity to a bearded European translated into incessant shrieking, which continued for the entire journey.
	murugan.org /bhaktas/belle-chapter9.htm (2080 words)

	ThingsAsian \| Thaipusam: A Sacred Festival: Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia : Festivals : ThingsAsian
		Thaipusam is actually a very interesting festival that is widely celebrated throughout Malaysia and Singapore.
		As part of the reasoning behind Thaipusam, Hindus believed it is a must for them to offer their thanksgiving to Lord Maruga or bad luck will befall them.
		Aside from Kuala Lumpur, Thaipusam is also celebrated in other parts of the country such as in the city of Ipoh at the Siva Subramaniam Temple, Johor Bahru at the Sri Thandayuthabani Temple, Penang at the Nattukottai Chettiar Temple and in Singapore at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple.
	www.thingsasian.com /stories-photos/1884 (1273 words)

	Penang Malaysia Thaipusam
		Kavadi worship is a recognized form of worship for the deity Murugan, and is held at a number of festivals throughout the year, the most prominent in Malaysia being at Thaipusam in a number of centres.
		I saw your Thaipusam photos last year and the moment I went through the latest photos, I think they are much better.
		I'm from Kerala, India....and Thaipusam is also celebrated over there, but its called Thaipooyam, the celebration of the Tamil deity Murugan, the kaavadi bearers are dressed in orange, smeared with ash or sandalwood paste, and carry different types of kaavadis with various sizes....like the pookaavadi, and ambalakaavadi...
	penangpage.com /thaipusam (1277 words)

	Thaipusam in Singapore - Southeast Asia
		The festival of Thaipusam is an awesome display of belief and devotion.
		Thaipusam is a celebration of the birth of Lord Murugan (Lord Subramaniam) the youngest son of Shiva.
		Also, the Thaipusam festival celebrates the rice harvest plus the stars and light.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art39623.asp (287 words)

	THAIPUSAM: Trance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We're in Penang, Malaysia, during the Hindu festival of Thaipusam.
		The crowd sounds celebratory, but in fact Thaipusam is a day where devotees turn their attention away from the physical world.
		"Thaipusam is a day for you to destroy your ego, destroy your feeling of supreme, the feeling of your the greatest, you know that kind of feeling.
	www.pulseplanet.com /archive/Jan00/2060.html (309 words)

	AprilFeature2
		To many people, Thaipusam may seem to be among the most bizarre of religious rituals.
		The celebrants, mostly young men, have vowed that, in return for a favor granted by one of the Hindu deities, they would participate in Thaipusam for 10 consecutive years.
		Thaipusam is just one of dozens of Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim observances that make this tiny, 225-square mile island city-state such an exciting place.
	www.asianwisconzine.com /AprilFeature2.html (538 words)

	Thai Pusam
		Thaipusam is celebrated during January/February, that is, during the Tamil month of Thai.
		On Thaipusam day, hundreds of devotees offer prayers, either by piercing their chest with spikes and lemon, pulling a chariot from Srinivasa Perumal Temple, or carrying Kavadis.
		Annathanam (Food) is provided from 12.30 pm to 4.00 pm on THAIPUSAM day, at the Chettiar Wedding Hall, located in the temple premises.
	www.sttemple.com /STT/english/thaipusam.asp (1398 words)

	Thaipusam Festival - Asia Finest Discussion Forum
		Thaipusam is a Hindu celebration that venerates the Lord Subramaniam(Muruga).
		thaipusam in malaysia is neither a national holiday nor a holiday for the city of kuala lumpur where it is held.
		Thaipusam festival in India still being celebrated, mostly in smaller scale amongsts Hindu devotees in Southern Indian states.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=9538 (693 words)

	Thaipusam
		Every year in Kuala Lumpur, on Thaipusam, as many as 900,000 devotees and other visitors may throng the caves.
		Women carry a silver jug full of milk on their heads, some are pierced through their cheeks and tongues and others not.
		As they arrive at the shrine at the Batu Caves, the Swami removes the hooks, spears etc. The vow is finally fulfilled.
	www.malaysiasite.nl /thaipusameng.htm (514 words)

	Thaipusam
		Among the most popular is that it commemorates the day Lord Siva's consort, the powerful goddess Parvathi, gives her son, Murugan, the vel (lance) to vanquish three demons and their large army which were plaguing the world.
		Spectacular edifices or kavadis are often carried or pulled by the devotees with chains and ropes anchored in the skin of their backs or chests.
		The article first mentions multi-culturalism, the funny thing is that though there were Chinese there (actually participating because some Buddhists worship Hindu gods), I saw NO Malays.
	oak.cats.ohiou.edu /~sw322697/Thaipusam.htm (1090 words)

	Thaipusam in Singapore
		It's a South Indian festival, usually held in January or February (depending on the Tamil calendar), and in Singapore is celebrated by the local Hindu community, about 6% of the population.
		Thaipusam is devoted to the worship of Lord Muruga and is most visually characterised by the processions during which devotees carry huge shrines with sharp metal spikes and lots of hooks called kavadi, which pierce into their body.
		In multi-racial Singapore, there are also Chinese Hindus and even Taoists who participate in Thaipusam and marched that 4km with heavy kivadis like their fellow Indian Singaporeans.
	weecheng.com /singapore/thaipusam (666 words)

	PRAYER IMAGES - Thaipusam, art photographs of prayer at Hindu religious festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		My initiation to prayer images was Thaipusam, a Hindu festival which occurs on the full moon in February or sometimes end-January.
		As a child, I was fascinated by the sight of Hindu devotees – their bodies pierced with hooks and needles – carrying a large metal frame called a kavadi, in procession along the road.
		More than that, Thaipusam is also a family affair and there will be many opportunities for child and baby photography as well.
	www.art-photograph-gallery.com /prayer_images.html (1280 words)

	Pg04 Penang's Thaipusam festival, 2004 - Festivals & Feasts in Penang pictures on Worldisround
		Hindus celebrate Thaipusam on the tenth month of their calendar which coincides with the full moon at the end of January and beginning of February.
		During Thaipusam, Hindu devotees gather to Honor Lord Subramaniam, the god of war who embodies the virtues of youth, courage and power.
		Indeed, there has been sufficient controversy and disagreement, even among Hindus, about this custom of self-mutilation, that Thaipusam is now officially banned in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, its traditional home, and Hindu women are barred from participating in the more extreme rituals.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/38271/text.html (525 words)

	Amazing Thaipusam - photos of festivals & feasts in Selangor on Worldisround
		When I was asked by an Austria lady, I was embarrassed to tell her that its my first time visit the celebration of Thaipusam.
		Well, Thaipusam is a Hindu festival that is packed with pageantry and throbbing excitement.
		Thaipusam is definitely one festival not to be missed!
	www.worldisround.com /articles/280574/index.html (172 words)

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