Hi Guys i am new to Singapore,working as a Gemstone Exporter, since i was living away from India for past Decades i am kinda away from my heritage for sometime, when i came to SINGAPORE, i do feel home, being with the fellow Indians both local and from the native land, i came across from my working coll, that there is an Indian festival called Thaipusam which is a major procession in Singapore for the Hindu God which will take place in Serangoon Rd on
1st Feb...
The surprising thing is that, my chinese coll are looking fwd to the festival which happens annually......
Can anyone help me out in explaining more abt this, i being an Indian myself have got little knowledge on my own circle,
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What is Thaipusam in Singapore ? Any member care to explain
Hi Royal , I am not sure about the dates this year but it usually starts from 12am to 10 pm Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple & Sri Thendayuthapani Temple .
Description
Thaipusam is the most dramatic of all Hindu festivals. Celebrated during the full moon in the Hindu month of Thai, it is a day of fasting, thanksgiving and consecration.
The festival is an intense show of faith. The devotees go on a three-kilometre trek with ritualistic act of worship and thanksgiving. The main participants in trance, haul or carry beautifully decorated kavadis (containing milk pots). These are literally hooked to their bare bodies. It is a display of belief that transcends pain. The kavadi carriers carry it till they reach the Tank Road Murugan temple.
Visitors are able to watch the spectacular Thaipusam procession up close and discover more about this remarkable festival.
Contact Person/Event Organiser
Hindu Endowments Board
397 Serangoon Road
Singapore 218132
Tel: (65)6296 3469
Fax: 6292 9766
Years ago in Singapore ..it was a great evento watch cos supporters of the kavadi carriers will beat drums and dance. It was happening ! but nowadays a bit quiet as the police will be everywhere to ensure peace.
Hope that helps!
Description
Thaipusam is the most dramatic of all Hindu festivals. Celebrated during the full moon in the Hindu month of Thai, it is a day of fasting, thanksgiving and consecration.
The festival is an intense show of faith. The devotees go on a three-kilometre trek with ritualistic act of worship and thanksgiving. The main participants in trance, haul or carry beautifully decorated kavadis (containing milk pots). These are literally hooked to their bare bodies. It is a display of belief that transcends pain. The kavadi carriers carry it till they reach the Tank Road Murugan temple.
Visitors are able to watch the spectacular Thaipusam procession up close and discover more about this remarkable festival.
Contact Person/Event Organiser
Hindu Endowments Board
397 Serangoon Road
Singapore 218132
Tel: (65)6296 3469
Fax: 6292 9766
Years ago in Singapore ..it was a great evento watch cos supporters of the kavadi carriers will beat drums and dance. It was happening ! but nowadays a bit quiet as the police will be everywhere to ensure peace.
Hope that helps!
Always have a smile on that face!
More on Thaipusam
1 February 2007 (Every year)
Singapore's Thaipusam festival, some aspects of which may seem strange to Westerners, is a Hindu festival of thanksgiving celebrated in honour of Lord Subrahmanya (also known as Lord Murugan) who represents virtue, youth and power and is the destroyer of evil. A spectacular four-kilometre procession begins at Serangoon Road and goes on to the Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple at Keong Siak Road.
The first devotees set off in the early hours of the morning carrying milk pots as offerings to Lord Subrahmanya. Following them are some devotees for whom the festival is a display of faith and mind over matter as they pierce their tongues with metal skewers. Others attach large metal frames called kavadis to their bodies using an horrific array of hooks and spikes. During the procession these highly dedicated participants - who undergo a strict regime before they proceed to carry the kavadi - are joined by supporters who drum and chant to keep up their morale. Some of the more hardy devotees also hang weights from their kavadis.
In the build up to the festival these devotees must live a life of abstinence while maintaining a strict vegetarian diet. It is believed that only when the mind is free of material wants and the body free from physical pleasures that a devotee can undertake this sacred task without feeling any pain.
The festival occurs during the full moon day in the month of Thai (during January or February). It is a unique spectacle, but definitely not one for the faint-hearted. A few days before the procession itself, it's also possible to visit the stalls on Serangoon Rd which offer the kind of equipment used in this rather unusual event.
Thaipusam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம்) is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the |Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of Lord Murugan (also Subramaniam), the youngest son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman.
Thaipusam burdens
Vel kavadiDevotees prepare for the celebration by cleansing themselves through prayer and fasting. On the day of the festival, devotees will shave their heads undertake a pilgrimage along a set route while engaging in various acts of devotion, notably carrying various types of kavadi (burdens). At its simplest this may entail carrying a pot of milk, but mortification of the flesh by piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks with vel skewers is also common. The most spectacular practice is the vel kavadi, essentially a portable altar up to two meters tall, decorated with peacock feathers and attached to the devotee through 108 vels pierced into the skin on the chest and back. Fire walking and flagellation may also be practiced. It is claimed that devotees are able to enter a trance, feel no pain, do not bleed from their wounds and have no scars left behind. However, some of the more extreme masochistic practices have been criticized as dangerous and contrary to the spirit and intention of Hinduism.
Singapore's Thaipusam festival, some aspects of which may seem strange to Westerners, is a Hindu festival of thanksgiving celebrated in honour of Lord Subrahmanya (also known as Lord Murugan) who represents virtue, youth and power and is the destroyer of evil. A spectacular four-kilometre procession begins at Serangoon Road and goes on to the Layan Sithi Vinayagar Temple at Keong Siak Road.
The first devotees set off in the early hours of the morning carrying milk pots as offerings to Lord Subrahmanya. Following them are some devotees for whom the festival is a display of faith and mind over matter as they pierce their tongues with metal skewers. Others attach large metal frames called kavadis to their bodies using an horrific array of hooks and spikes. During the procession these highly dedicated participants - who undergo a strict regime before they proceed to carry the kavadi - are joined by supporters who drum and chant to keep up their morale. Some of the more hardy devotees also hang weights from their kavadis.
In the build up to the festival these devotees must live a life of abstinence while maintaining a strict vegetarian diet. It is believed that only when the mind is free of material wants and the body free from physical pleasures that a devotee can undertake this sacred task without feeling any pain.
The festival occurs during the full moon day in the month of Thai (during January or February). It is a unique spectacle, but definitely not one for the faint-hearted. A few days before the procession itself, it's also possible to visit the stalls on Serangoon Rd which offer the kind of equipment used in this rather unusual event.
Thaipusam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம்) is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the |Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of Lord Murugan (also Subramaniam), the youngest son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman.
Thaipusam burdens
Vel kavadiDevotees prepare for the celebration by cleansing themselves through prayer and fasting. On the day of the festival, devotees will shave their heads undertake a pilgrimage along a set route while engaging in various acts of devotion, notably carrying various types of kavadi (burdens). At its simplest this may entail carrying a pot of milk, but mortification of the flesh by piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks with vel skewers is also common. The most spectacular practice is the vel kavadi, essentially a portable altar up to two meters tall, decorated with peacock feathers and attached to the devotee through 108 vels pierced into the skin on the chest and back. Fire walking and flagellation may also be practiced. It is claimed that devotees are able to enter a trance, feel no pain, do not bleed from their wounds and have no scars left behind. However, some of the more extreme masochistic practices have been criticized as dangerous and contrary to the spirit and intention of Hinduism.
It is 1st Feb
from the 31st midnite 12am till the nxt day 1st Feb 11pm
Thaipusam Procession which will be taking place starting from the Sri Perumal Temple from Serangoon rd all the way to the Murugan/Subramanya Temple located at Tang Rd near River Valley Rd .
This is infact Singapores" only religious procession ,Indians and non Indians as in Chinese will also take part in the Thaipusam Day .
from the 31st midnite 12am till the nxt day 1st Feb 11pm
Thaipusam Procession which will be taking place starting from the Sri Perumal Temple from Serangoon rd all the way to the Murugan/Subramanya Temple located at Tang Rd near River Valley Rd .
This is infact Singapores" only religious procession ,Indians and non Indians as in Chinese will also take part in the Thaipusam Day .
Maddyan wrote:Interesting kyun? Aur yeh kahan se lapeta?batliwala wrote:interesting same ip address for Sri Devi and royal.
Maddy bhai, apun ko akela chod ke chala gaya aur bhool bhi gaya. Lagta hai padiyi bahut jhor se chal rahi hai....subah subah 5 baje Maddy bole Kukdukoo Kukdukoo... Dude, when are your exams? Anyway all the best for your exams. Phd milne ke baad party jaroor dena hum subko.
Cheers,
Arey aisa kya bolta hai batli bhai? Ham tumko chchod ke kidhar jayega. Thoda busy ho gaya tha kaam me isliye idhar ku nahi aata. Aur koi exam wexam nahi hai, report submission chal raha hai. Arey PhD milne pe to pakka party hogi bhai.. daru sintex tank me bharva ke nal lagva denge.batliwala wrote:
Maddy bhai, apun ko akela chod ke chala gaya aur bhool bhi gaya. Lagta hai padiyi bahut jhor se chal rahi hai....subah subah 5 baje Maddy bole Kukdukoo Kukdukoo... Dude, when are your exams? Anyway all the best for your exams. Phd milne ke baad party jaroor dena hum subko.
Cheers,
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