Thaipusam Festival X Fujifilm X-T200
Thaipusam is on the the most celebrated festival in Malaysia and all the world by Hindus. Thaipusam might also seem like any other thanksgiving or new year event, but for Hindus. Celebrated during the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), it's a time to ask Lord Murugan, son of Lord Shiva, for forgiveness, good health and peace in the new year. But here's where things get wild. As part of the festival's rituals, many participants engage in various acts of devotion and control over their senses -- including piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks. Some walk over burning coals. The highlight of the celebrations is the kavadi pilgrimage. It's a large, colorful procession that takes place the morning of Thaipusam. Devotees dress in bright orange and yellow -- Lord Murugan's favorite colors -- while they chant and walk to the temple. Some carry a kavadi, or offering (often a wooden or bamboo-made structure lavishly decorated with peacock feathers) during the procession. Others simply carry milk pots and fruits as offerings along the way. Many pierce their faces with metal spikes and have hooks inserted into their bodies while in a trance as they join the procession. This particular celebration is in Batu Caves, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It involves hundreds of thousands of both devotees, visitors (both local and foreign) and of course many many photographers! I took this opportunity to test out the new Fujifilm X-T200, a entry level mirrorless camera and are not only surprised with it it can do but also were very impressed with the results and images and video footages captured with the little camera!
Thaipusam is on the the most celebrated festival in Malaysia and all the world by Hindus. Thaipusam might also seem like any other thanksgiving or new year event, but for Hindus. Celebrated during the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), it's a time to ask Lord Murugan, son of Lord Shiva, for forgiveness, good health and peace in the new year.
But here's where things get wild. As part of the festival's rituals, many participants engage in various acts of devotion and control over their senses -- including piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks. Some walk over burning coals.
The highlight of the celebrations is the kavadi pilgrimage. It's a large, colorful procession that takes place the morning of Thaipusam. Devotees dress in bright orange and yellow -- Lord Murugan's favorite colors -- while they chant and walk to the temple.
Some carry a kavadi, or offering (often a wooden or bamboo-made structure lavishly decorated with peacock feathers) during the procession. Others simply carry milk pots and fruits as offerings along the way. Many pierce their faces with metal spikes and have hooks inserted into their bodies while in a trance as they join the procession.
This particular celebration is in Batu Caves, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It involves hundreds of thousands of both devotees, visitors (both local and foreign) and of course many many photographers!
I took this opportunity to test out the new Fujifilm X-T200, a entry level mirrorless camera and are not only surprised with it it can do but also were very impressed with the results and images and video footages captured with the little camera!
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X-T200 with XF 56mm F1.2 R lens @ F4, 1/320 sec, ISO 200
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