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In this special post, It's about Thaipusam Festival  in Singapore. Thaipusam is an annually celebrated festival by Tamil people in Singapore and Malaysia. In this 2010 Thaipusam Festival in Singapore was centered in Seranggon road, and the possesion ended at Tank Road.
It's start early in the morning, 5.00pm at 31'st January 2010, I took MRT to Farrer Park(NE8) and follow the crowd and I reach a hindu temple gate. well here is the story...

 

 

I was stunned by the sight, people are wore kavadis and hook to a spike chariot, priecing are all over the body, and they have to march about 5 km to a temple in Tank Road. wondering what happen inside the temple I went in and we have to not wear any footwear. you'll will see faces...

 

 

 

  

 

  

After they take the bath, as you can see there is no piercing yet..

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

Above is a Chinese Hindu family have to march about 5km with his cavadis and his family heading for the a temple in Tank road. So does the one legged man, Okhay that's it for now... See you in next episode...