IN PHOTOS: Tamil Nadu celebrates Thaipoosam festival with unique traditions

Updated On: 11 February, 2025 06:14 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto

The practices during the festival included carrying Kavadi -- a palanquin-like wooden frame -- on their shoulders, taking milk pots to temples, and piercing spear or skewer-like 'Alagu' on their cheek, tongue, hands or chest. Several devotees carried the Kavadi by singing devotional songs and danced all the way to the temples

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The festival of Thaipoosam marked by worship of Lord Muruga was celebrated on Tuesday by people with grandeur and religious fervour across Tamil Nadu and they thronged shrines and offered prayers. Photos Courtesy: AFP/PTI

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Devotees perform rituals during the Thaipusam festival at Vadapalani Murugan temple, in Chennai on February 11

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A Hindu devotee gets her tongue pierced with a metal rod during the Thaipusam festival in Chennai on February 11

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A Hindu devotee with metal rod piercings on his body, takes part in a procession during the Thaipusam festival in Chennai on February 11

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A Hindu devotee with metal rod piercings on his body, takes part in a procession during the Thaipusam festival in Chennai on February 11

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Young devotees perform rituals during the Thaipusam festival at Vadapalani Murugan temple, in Chennai on February 11

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