Hinduism Today July 2007 - Cover, Index, Gatefold, Front Articles
Hinduism Today July 2007 - Cover, Index, Gatefold, Front Articles
Hinduism Today July 2007 - Cover, Index, Gatefold, Front Articles
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Malaysia’s<br />
Downtown K.L.: At<br />
just past midnight on<br />
February 1, the 21-foot<br />
tall, 20-ton silver-clad<br />
chariot began its 13<br />
kilometer journey from<br />
the Maha Mariamman<br />
temple in downtown<br />
Kuala Lumpur to Batu<br />
Caves Murugan Temple<br />
Festive<br />
Jewel<br />
s p e c i a l f e a t u r e<br />
One million devotees celebrate Thai Pusam Murugan festival<br />
M<br />
ore than half the population of kuala<br />
Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital, turn out to honor<br />
the day when Lord Murugan received the holy<br />
vel, or spear of wisdom and power, from His Mother,<br />
Goddess Parvati. The festival is observed with deep<br />
reverence by Tamil Hindus around the world, but in<br />
Malaysia, North Indians, Sikhs and Chinese Buddhists<br />
join in. Our story covers the celebrations at Batu Caves<br />
Murugan Temple outside Kuala Lumpur which was<br />
attended this year by an estimated 1.3 million people.<br />
18 hinduism today july/august/september, <strong>2007</strong><br />
july/august/september, <strong>2007</strong> h i n d u i s m t o d ay 19<br />
a l l photos: k.shanmugam
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