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
Updated On: 2025-02-11 06:14 PM IST
Compiled by : Nascimento Pinto
Devotees perform rituals during the Thaipusam festival at Vadapalani Murugan temple, in Chennai on February 11
A Hindu devotee gets her tongue pierced with a metal rod during the Thaipusam festival in Chennai on February 11
A Hindu devotee with metal rod piercings on his body, takes part in a procession during the Thaipusam festival in Chennai on February 11
A Hindu devotee with metal rod piercings on his body, takes part in a procession during the Thaipusam festival in Chennai on February 11
Young devotees perform rituals during the Thaipusam festival at Vadapalani Murugan temple, in Chennai on February 11
