Penang Nagarathar Thaipusam Kavadi

Nagarathar Kavadi Aattam, Penang 2005
In Penang, devotees perform the special kavadi aattam (kavadi dance)on the eve of Thaipusam, in front of the silver chariot as it travels from the Koil Veedu in Lebuh Penang to the waterfall Nagarathar
Thandayuthapani Temple managed by the Chettiar community.It is a delight to watch them twist and twirl vigorously as they balance the kavadi to the beat of the thavil and the melody of the nadasawaram (a conical wind instrument).The more experienced dancers show their artistry by shifting the kavadi over their shoulders, head and chin without using their hands. The kavadi aattam, a tandava (or masculine) form of dance, produces a feeling of joy in the dancer as well as the spectator. In the famous Palani temple in India, there is a float procession on the 10th day of the festival.
Thaipusam is celebrated on the day of the Pusam star in the Tamil month of Thai, which falls between January and February.
It signifies the day Thiru Muruga received the Vel (trident) - the weapon that cleaves ego, ignorance, fear and limitations - from his parents Shiva-Sakti.Using this Vel, Thiru Muruga vanquished the demons Soorapadman,Singhamugan and Tarakan who symbolise ego, action and its fruits, and ignorance.Thaipusam also signifies the day Lord Shiva (another name for God)
danced the Ananda Nadanam (dance of bliss), a tandava dance, resulting in the spontaneous enlightenment of sages gathered around him. The kavadi is the lynchpin of the festival. It is an arch (made of wood or iron) on a wooden base decorated with peacock feathers and flowers. In it is placed a picture of Thiru Muruga. Two pots, usually filled with milk, are hung at both ends of this wooden base. The devotee carries this kavadi on his shoulders to the temple, which is usually on a hill, where the milk is poured over the statue of Thiru Muruga within the temple's sanctuary.
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