Tuesday, February 10, 2009

THAIPUSAM carnival


Thaipusam is a Hindu celebration to mark the birth of Lord Muruga the youngest son to Lord Shiva and Mother Paravathi as well the youngest brother to Lord Ganesha.Thaipusam is a very highly and very spritual festival because on this day many devotess carry the kavadi or pal kudam(milk pots) to fullfill their wow to Lord Muruga as thankgiving.But Thaipusam today is much more like a Carnival than to a yearly hindu festival.I remember following my grandfather who carries a kavadi and my father who also carried the kavadi but things at their time was very different.At that time a kavadi carriers will be followed by some elerdy man or woman singing Lord Murugan songs and the chanting of vel vel makes any kavadi carrier feel highly spritual to fullfill their vow .But today the younger generations are actually spolling the whole concept of Thaipusam with their drum or they call as (urumi) which is absolutely got no any connection with any kavadi carriers.Together with smoking cigar,and worst of all i saw one wearing eyelashes mascara and lipstick and smoking cigar and carring a walking stick.What nonsense is this .And to add their performance they were surrounded by a large group of people and many of them were on alcohol.This clowns are a disturbing the real kavadi bearer or the pal kudam (milk pot) carriers as they were dominating the whole area of prayers right from the riverside till the top at Murugan deity at Batu Caves.To add for their excitment the was a this stalls operating selling Hindu cultured articles and foods.But there was also a open disco with blasting music which was selling and promoting their music.This music was loud that they dont seem to understand that that there were eldery people and young infant are passing by.Who monitors this people ,Why give permission to rock music to perform inside temple ground .Please tell me which place of worship allows rock music in side their worship area.Why Batu Caves manangment is so careless by allowing this negative in the temple ground.If the Batu caves manangment allow this in future than Batu caves In Malaysia will not be recognise Malaysian Thaipusam Festival place but as Thaipusam carnival.

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