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Celebration of Thaipusam Festival in Kuala Lumpur

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Thousands of Hindu devotees come to the Lord Murugan temple during the Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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in Society, on the 7th of February 2012

Devotees attach hooks to their skin to ask forgiveness to the god of Murugan at the Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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The devotees cleaning their bodies before starting the ceremony

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Preparation before starting the festival of Thaipusam. The festival commemorates the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel "spear" so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadam.

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Devotees carrying milk pots to be presented to Lord Murugan during the Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Devotees bring their babies with sugar canes to Lord Murugan during the Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Thousands of Hindu devotees during Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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