Skilled kavadi maker M. Mohan has, for the first time, introduced lightweight kavadi weighing just 15kg, specially designed ...

For V.K.Pragalathen, the art of creating the intricate and vibrant Kavadi is far more than just a business, he described it ...

According to Sevaraja, kavadi rentals this year range between RM800 and RM1,300 each, depending on the size and design. He received over 40 orders for rubber-based peacock kavadi and more than 20 ...

SINGAPORE – Semiconductor engineer Saravanan Rajasuran, 30, pierced with several rods as part of his kavadi, braced himself on Feb 11 for his maiden Thaipusam walk under the blazing sun.

Mr Kumar’s uncle, who runs the place, suggested that Mr Lim participate in Thaipusam as a kavadi bearer and introduced his nephew to help him. In Hindu tradition, devotees who carry the kavadi ...

It honors Lord Murugan and includes rituals such as Kavadi Attam and body piercing, symbolizing devotion, penance, and the triumph of good over evil. Devotees fast, pray, and offer sacrifices to ...

How to revive an 18th-century upstate farmhouse without resorting to cliché? By pretending a made-up person lives there too. By Alice Newell-Hanson and Blaine Davis From a tiny French ...

The Kavadi-bearers need to perform an elaborate ritual at the time of picking the kavadi and while making the offerings to Murugan. They therefore observe celibacy and eat only pure, satvik food once ...

Coltrane, a jazz virtuoso who devoted much of her life to a spiritual journey, is a beacon for today’s artists. An exhibition at the Hammer Museum shows why. By Siddhartha Mitter A jury found ...