Comments on: Thaipusam Festival. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/02/thaipusam-festival/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:31:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mish http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/02/thaipusam-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-414297 mish Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:22:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/02/thaipusam-festival/#comment-414297 Thaipusam is celebrated by Tamils of Indian origin and definitely they are Hindus... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaipusam Thaipusam is celebrated by Tamils of Indian origin and definitely they are Hindus...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaipusam

]]> By: MrPumpernickel http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/02/thaipusam-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-73453 MrPumpernickel Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:35:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/02/thaipusam-festival/#comment-73453 Indeed, even Coca Cola used the swastika in their marketing prior to WW2, the Boy Scouts of America used it too back then. Indeed, even Coca Cola used the swastika in their marketing prior to WW2, the Boy Scouts of America used it too back then.

]]> By: Galatae http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/02/thaipusam-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-73303 Galatae Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:34:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/02/thaipusam-festival/#comment-73303 Swastikas appear in many cultures, and weren't always evil until the Nazis usurped them: note the old Arizona, US highway signs: http://www.arizonaroads.com/arizona/index.html And this commentary on the Laguna Dam: http://smoter.com/flooddam/swastika.htm Swastikas appear in many cultures, and weren't always evil until the Nazis usurped them: note the old Arizona, US highway signs:
http://www.arizonaroads.com/arizona/index.html

And this commentary on the Laguna Dam:
http://smoter.com/flooddam/swastika.htm

]]> By: MrPumpernickel http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/02/thaipusam-festival/comment-page-1/#comment-73185 MrPumpernickel Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:22:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/02/thaipusam-festival/#comment-73185 The act of carrying up large constructions by skewers pointing into your body is called Kavadi (http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Kavadi) This sort of body rituals are also often performed by members of the Savite Hindu group (http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Savite) You can read more about the Thaipusam festival, the Chidi Mari festival (which is a similar festival held at a later date) as well as some other rituals held in other places (like the US) written by Fakir Musafar (US fakir) here: http://www.bmezine.com/news/fakir/20031115.html The act of carrying up large constructions by skewers pointing into your body is called Kavadi (http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Kavadi)

This sort of body rituals are also often performed by members of the Savite Hindu group (http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Savite)

You can read more about the Thaipusam festival, the Chidi Mari festival (which is a similar festival held at a later date) as well as some other rituals held in other places (like the US) written by Fakir Musafar (US fakir) here: http://www.bmezine.com/news/fakir/20031115.html

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