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Mauritius celebrates Thaipusam Cavadee

 

The next big celebration up on the Mauritian events calendar 2017 is Thaipusam Cavadee on 9th February, a festival of Tamil origin.

Lord Murugan - Thaipusam Cavadee Festival

This is a public holiday in Mauritius and celebrated in honour of Lord Subramaniam, also known as Lord Murugan.

To mark this day of penance and thanksgiving, it is tradition for Hindus to pierce their body with metal skewers and carry pots of milk on their heads along a four-kilometre procession.

Thaipusam Cavadee Festival

In advance of the festival, devotees prepare by cleansing themselves through fasting, celibacy and prayer for 48 hours.

Thaipusam Cavadee garlands

 

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