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Thaipusam Cleansing Ritual








I had the opportunity to experience the celebration of Thaipusam at Batu Caves Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
What thrilled me most was the way the pilgrims practised the cleansing ritual.
This gallery is dedicated to all those who celebrated Thaipusam this year and especially those who practised this ritual at the nearby river at Batu Caves.

Please feel free to view the images and comment on them.
If you feel it deserves merit and should be shared with a larger audience
your vote will go a long way to make this a reality.

Thanks a lot!

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Batu Caves where it all happened
Batu Caves where it all happened		 Kavadi carrying
Kavadi carrying
Pots of milk
Pots of milk		 Pot of smoke
Pot of smoke
In deep concentration
In deep concentration		 Why me?
Why me?
Splash
Splash		 Tears of joy
Tears of joy
Cleansed
Cleansed		 In prayers
In prayers
All the attention
All the attention		 Golden spray
Golden spray

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Steven Lim 11-Apr-2010 03:21
Is amazing photo. i like it
Marjan Schavemaker 04-Jan-2010 10:00
Excellent gallery, Banhup! V
Andrea Walter 04-Jul-2009 08:58
Excellent work!
Buba Jafarli 25-Jun-2009 11:33
Fantastic photos and perfect processing! Big V.
Aloha Diao Lavina 30-May-2009 14:16
how did I miss this!!! Great work Doc. GMV
Mohan Raj E.K 11-May-2009 00:15
Nice work..V
Eugene Michael Bundy 07-May-2009 15:44
Amazing gallery. Voted!
Suwanee Lennon 05-May-2009 21:56
Just stunning! Love all the colors, emotions, and actions! Well done doc!!
Ann DeCamp 03-May-2009 21:12
Fantastic and unique, Banhup.
Ann DeCamp 03-May-2009 21:11
Fantastic and unique, Banhup.
Ann DeCamp 03-May-2009 21:08
Fantastic and unique, Banhup.
Marco Madriz 01-May-2009 21:40
This is a beautiful gallery, quite a unique voice here!
Marco Madriz 01-May-2009 21:37
This is a beautiful gallery, quite a unique voice here!
Patty Roth 01-May-2009 13:31
Wow! Thank you for sharing these evocative photos. They speak to the soul and have a haunting beauty of life. V
Kaparu2 30-Apr-2009 08:45
A stunning photo-documentary - such an interesting revelation of this ceremony.
Richard Cobby 29-Apr-2009 16:48
Execellent work and a pleasure to see.
Vote and congratulations.
Rob Oele 29-Apr-2009 15:04
Fantastic work Banhup, great scenes and such rich colours! VV
William Barletta 28-Apr-2009 23:45
This is a very impressive gallery. You have capture the deep emotions of the participants. The falling water makes for a dynamic image.
Glyn Curtis 28-Apr-2009 21:23
I like the way you have captured the occasion with your unique eye for taking great photo's of people.....hope there is more to come????
Glyn
Joel Escala 28-Apr-2009 17:56
Excellent. V
Scotty Graham 28-Apr-2009 09:05
Great stuff.....dynamic and dramatic all at the same time!! Thanks for the invite....-V-
John Amato 27-Apr-2009 22:20
You made it easy to Vote for this offering. Thank you. V
Mihai 27-Apr-2009 13:43
Splendid gallery, wonderful and amazing photo !!!
Big Vote !!!
Vikas Malhotra 27-Apr-2009 08:41
Gorgeous shots......V
Naret Visesvongsa 27-Apr-2009 02:36
A pleasure to view gallery. The spirit of this event is shown in your pictures. V
Wendy O 26-Apr-2009 19:13
Beautifully documented, full of color and most importantly, human emotion.
katjas 26-Apr-2009 18:33
wonderful.....vote
Jon 26-Apr-2009 16:43
This gallery is intense, great collection. Great job! V
John Potter 26-Apr-2009 15:28
Great mixes here, the backgrounds, postures, expressions, bw vs. color....good work VV
Cyrus Khamak 26-Apr-2009 11:51
Good use of light and DOF, great ! V
Guy Dube 25-Apr-2009 13:42
A very impressive gallery Banhup with beautiful pictures. Very well done you are a very good photographer my friend! You have my vote!
Pedro Libório 25-Apr-2009 13:08
it does look amaizing...
my vote.
Steve Morris 25-Apr-2009 11:11
Spectacular event, superb photography and amazing processing - what more can you say!BV
Mohamed Mahmoud 25-Apr-2009 10:08
Outstanding Gallery as usual
Vote
John Florning 25-Apr-2009 07:27
As usual - high quality images from your hand, Banhup. Amazing and powerful.
Simon Chandler 25-Apr-2009 04:04
Amazing work. Superb gallery of photojournalism. v
Manolis 25-Apr-2009 02:45
Awesome gallery!
Steve Jones 24-Apr-2009 21:06
Great gallery of this wonderful event.....BV
Ramy Salem 24-Apr-2009 18:11
amazing gallery and great capture of the culture event there well done .v
NatalieV 24-Apr-2009 16:09
Awesome!
Kathy McDevitt 24-Apr-2009 13:46
These are beyond description. Wonderful images. You continue to astound me...good work
Alain Boussac 24-Apr-2009 12:11
Remarkable and praiseworthy pictures in this gallery. Excellent work, Banhup ! BV.
Yves Rubin 24-Apr-2009 07:02
Very very strong work you have here, Banhup!
Sebastian 24-Apr-2009 02:46
Amazing and interesting, great photography!
Richard Chu 23-Apr-2009 21:28
Wow, wonderful images! Brilliantly captured. V
JK Views 23-Apr-2009 20:47
Wonderful imagery. (v) john
Apostolos Tikopoulos 23-Apr-2009 20:16
Love your creative work here, my friend. Waiting for more...... V.
Richard Calmes 23-Apr-2009 19:44
Each image is a beauty, full of meaning and taken with great artistry! V
Hodero 23-Apr-2009 19:01
For some people cleansing is a feast ;-))
I can imagine when it only happens once a year as Eldar stated.
Shots are great as always ;-)
I like the letters too,....all colors
-V-
Chris Sofopoulos 23-Apr-2009 17:45
Very strong and beautiful project Banhup.
A big vote from me and I expect for more photos;)
GeneWard 23-Apr-2009 17:37
beautiful work!
Marcos García 23-Apr-2009 17:31
Wairting for mor adds to this fantastic series! VB
David Yu 23-Apr-2009 16:50
Very good photos of this cultural events!! You captured it very well. I really enjoy it. Thanks for sharing.
Hans-Peter Henriksen starman 23-Apr-2009 16:30
Well done. You had really captured the atmosphere very well. v.
Manfred Bachmann 23-Apr-2009 16:03
Very nice and interesting shots!
eric st martin 23-Apr-2009 15:56
impressive work
very nice
v
Huy Pham 23-Apr-2009 15:05
Extremely wonderful gallery with magical captures. Many great shots in such low light condition. BV
alfredo camba jr. 23-Apr-2009 14:44
Wonderful gallery! Very beautiful images! V
JOSE MATA 23-Apr-2009 14:42
ITS A GREAT DOCUMENT BANHUP , CONGRATULATIONS , VOTED
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad 23-Apr-2009 14:09
Superb documentary. V
Eldar Kadymov 23-Apr-2009 14:05
This gallery is candy for eyes, very powerful and technically superbly executed images, bravo ! Judging by people faces, one migjht think that this cleansing is not something that happens very often, so they probably needed it really badly ? BV
rainprel 23-Apr-2009 14:02
Great photography as usual, Banhup! 'Looking forward to more addition to this splendid gallery. V.
Eric Herbelin 23-Apr-2009 13:55
Thanks for showing us! V
Pawel 23-Apr-2009 12:59
Great, realy realy nice photography!
V
Michael Weinberg 23-Apr-2009 12:58
A powerful collection of eye opening, mind altering images. A very fine perspective of this unusual, most interesting event. Michael.
Sandi Whitteker 23-Apr-2009 11:31
Wonderful gallery so far Banhup. Most importantly, you've captured the emotions of this celebration beautifully. The colors are marvelously vibrant and your water shots are beautifully captured. I have a surprize for you. I've been to this cave... walked up those many steps, and enjoyed the many monkeys along the way.
David Frank 23-Apr-2009 11:19
Very nicely done, looking foward to seeing the rest of the images.
Tuan Tran 23-Apr-2009 10:25
very touching and beautiful images. keep up the good work.
Ricardo Patron 23-Apr-2009 09:14
magical pictures... just nailed again. Congratulations. Big V
Jose Maria Patricio 23-Apr-2009 09:13
Awesome. Thanks for sharing. I really feel the atmosphere. Beautiful pictures struggling such a low light. V+
Sofia Solomennikova 23-Apr-2009 09:09
Excellent captures, V
Rukhsana Ahmed 23-Apr-2009 08:29
Interesting gallery photos are great :-)
Enrico Martinuzzi 23-Apr-2009 07:43
Excellent tecnique and great pictures.
In my opinion "pot of Smoke" stands out from the rest as an amazing photo with very strong and unusual composition.
Bang Truong 23-Apr-2009 07:30
Great shots with all the low lighting condition. U captured the moment too !
Ali Majdfar 23-Apr-2009 07:21
Outstanding collection, stunning captures. ~V
Bracciodiferro 23-Apr-2009 07:16
Superb and excellent Gallery!Love the colors too...Voted!!
Paolo
Silvia Roitman 23-Apr-2009 06:59
Wow!very very nice and very interesting gallery!!!!v
Brent Vermilyea 23-Apr-2009 06:58
Extremely beautiful, interesting, and exotic images. The color ones are insanely vibrant and appealing. They draw the viewer into the frame each time.
Raymond Ma 23-Apr-2009 06:40
What an already amazing collection of images. Powerful and artful documentary. Love your post processing. V
shatterbug 23-Apr-2009 05:24
Wonderfully dynamic captures...a pleasure to view!
Michal Leszczynski 22-Apr-2009 08:02
This is a wonderful photo-documentation of the celebration of Thaipusam, spectacular collection of masterpieces, outstanding gallery Banhup. V.
I like this amazing photo - banner on the top of your gallery.
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