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Episode 238 – Thaipusam: The Hindu festival of Thaipusam sees devotees taking on painful burdens to propitiate the deity Murugan. It celebrates the occasion when the goddess Parvati presented Murugan with a spear to vanquish the demon Soorapadman. Many of the festival's participants have their...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Derry, NH : Chip Taylor Communications, 2011.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Thaipusam.
Hinduism > Rituals.
Tamil (Indic people)
Malaysia.
Singapore.
Hindouisme > Rituel.
Tamouls.
Malaisie.
Hinduism > Rituals
Thaipusam
Malaysia
Singapore
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Short films
Short films.
Documentary films.
Courts métrages.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Episode 238 – Thaipusam: The Hindu festival of Thaipusam sees devotees taking on painful burdens to propitiate the deity Murugan. It celebrates the occasion when the goddess Parvati presented Murugan with a spear to vanquish the demon Soorapadman. Many of the festival's participants have their cheeks or tongue pierced with a metal skewer.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 14, 2019).
"A lesson on almost everything".
Physical Description:1 online resource (3 minutes)
Playing Time:00:02:31