velkavadi the Hindu festival of Thaipusam celebrated at the Subramanya temples" manvila trivandrum" kerala

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Kavadi Attam is a dance performed by the devotees during the ceremonial worship of Murugan, the indian God of is often performed during the festival of Thaipusam and emphasizes debt bondage. The Kavadi itself is a physical burden through which the devotees implore for help from the God is a ritual dance offering in Subramanya translates in Tamil language as a pole slung across the shoulder to evenly distribute the weight of whatever is being carried, usually in bundles on either ends of the pole. The carrying of kavady symbolizes the carrying of one’s burden and then resting it at the feet of the Lord

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