Thaipusam

Thaipusam was celebrated on 30th January which happened to fall on a Saturday. Arrived around 6.30am with a few mates at Serangoon Road, also known as Little India in Singapore. I am not going to elaborate on Thaipusam and it's significance as there are already many articles written on the event. One can just easily google and find it on Wikipedia. Here's a link : Wiki: Thaipusam

Man whispers into the young devotee and gives him encouragement as he prepares for his procession.

Final touches to his kavadi on his back (below)

Devotee looks on another preparing for hooks on his back (below)

Urns normally filled with milk are used during the processions (below)

This man gets ready for his procession. 

The first pull forward! A mother and child looks on whilst a tourist grimaces.

Kavadi in motion.

Reuters - Your View

I had to blog this although it isn't really about travel journals that I normally write about. I had earlier contemplated to blog my coverage of Thaipusam in Sri Srinivasa Perumal temple in Little India, Singapore but something better was revealed.

Well, 2 of my photos were selected in Reuters - Your Views and was published on their website. I could not believe it when I saw that these 2 photos and that I had taken them. I was totally elated!!!

Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit - Porsche

Typhoon Wreckage

And the following - Our Take on Your Take by Reuters Photo Editor JaShong King

Our Take on Your Take - Typhoon Wreckage