Some 40,000 people attended this year's Thaipusam procession, which started at 9.30pm on Tuesday (Jan 30). The festivities featured around 250 kavidi bearers and 10,000 devotees holding milk pots.
Paalkudam devotees preparing to leave Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Paalkudam devotees preparing to leave Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Devotees along Serangoon Road making their way to Sri Thendayuthapani Temple in Tank Road.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
People watcing devotees walk to Sri Thendayuthapani Temple.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Paalkudam devotees preparing to leave Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
A Paalkudam devotee preparing to leave Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
A devotee in a trance.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
A devotee in a trance.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
A devotee getting blessings and preparing himself before leaving Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Devotees praying before the start of the procession.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
A devotee receiving his milkpot. Devotees seek blessings and fulfil their vows by carrying milk pots as offerings.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
A devotee bearing a kavadi dances while making his way from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Serangoon Road to Sri Thendayuthapani Temple in Tank Road, on Jan 31.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
Devotees with piercings during the Thaipusam procession.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
The Thaipusam procession from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple in Serangoon Road to Sri Thendayuthapani Temple in Tank Road.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
A devotee bearing a kavadi walking from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple to Sri Thendayuthapani Temple.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
Devotees bearing milk pots during the Thaipusam procession.ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
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