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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Hindu festival
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:Thaipoosam
gptkb:Thaipooyam
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gptkbp:celebratedIn
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gptkb:Tamil_community
Hindu devotees
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gptkbp:customs
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Fasting
Abstinence
Body piercing
Carrying kavadi
Chanting hymns
Offering milk
Processions to temples
Shaving heads
Walking barefoot
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gptkbp:date
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January or February
Full moon in Tamil month of Thai
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gptkbp:dedicatedTo
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gptkb:Lord_Murugan
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gptkbp:duration
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1 day
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gptkbp:features
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gptkb:Kavadi_Attam
Processions
Piercing rituals
Carrying milk pots
Chanting and prayers
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Thaipusam festival
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Tamil
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Palani,_Tamil_Nadu,_India
gptkb:Singapore_Sri_Thendayuthapani_Temple
gptkb:Penang,_Malaysia
gptkb:Batu_Caves,_Malaysia
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gptkbp:mainDeity
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gptkb:Ganesha
gptkb:Shiva
gptkb:Parvati
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:India
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Hinduism
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gptkbp:significance
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Commemoration of Parvati giving Murugan a spear
Thanksgiving and penance
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sri_Subramaniar_Swamy_Temple,_Batu_Caves
gptkb:Batu_Caves
gptkb:Kavadi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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