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HINDU DEVOTEES CELEBRATE THAIPUSAM!!
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Article extracted from channelnewsasi.com dated 20 January 2011.



The article is about the recent thaipusam that took place on thusday 20th January.
Ten thousuand Hindu devotees celebrated Thaipusam with an annual four kilometre procession that kicked off at the stroke of midnight. The procession made its way from the Serangoon Road Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple to the Hindu Temple in Tank Road. Amidst tight security and safety measures were all on duty to ensure that the devotees could completed their vows to the Hindu God Murugan, by carrying milk pots and kavadis.

Also, this year there was a little discussion by the Indian community as to whether the rules on the religious processions like Thaipusam should be tightened by authorities. Law and Home Affairs Minister, K Shanmugam who was at the festival said that there would not be any changes and the ceremoney will be held as per normal just like every year. The Hindu Endowments Board noted that apart from Indians taking part in the roceesion, there has been a rising trend of devotees from other races taking part in Thaipusam as well.

It was a relief to hear that there were no changes made in the thaipusam processions this year. I myself had gone for the thaipusam prayers this year and i must say that it was one of the most spiritual feeling i have ever felt in a very long time. The last time i attended the thaipusam was when in 2002 and going back after so many years felt amazing. Watching all the devotees preparing to carry the Kavadis with their family members brought back memories when one of my cousins had carried one too in the past. I agree with the statement that was mentioned in the article of many other races of devotees taking part in the thaipusam this year too. My friend who is a chinese whom i had brought with myself to the thaipusam was surprise on seeing the amount of other races present there as well. Some were tkaing part in the milk ceremoy where else some just came to take a glimse of the spiritual ceremony. I would strongly encourage those peopl who have never experienced this ceremony to definitely come down next year to take a look of how this ceremony is done and have a broader knowledge on the Indian community.

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