Saturday, January 18, 2014

Thaipusam at Little India

The Tamil communities in Singapore celebrate Thaipusam during the month of January/February period.  It is a combination of two words of the month Thai and Star Pusam.  It is celebrated where there is a significant presence of Tamil community as in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Thailand and Myanmar. Here devotees carried the kavadi and also a pot of milk they then march from a temple located in Little India to Tank Road.