Overwhelmed by the Thaipusam Hindu Festival (2019) at Batu Caves - Once in a lifetime experience!

The Thaipusam Festival at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, is one of the largest, most colorful, most intense, and most powerful events on the Hindu religious calendar. It celebrates the day Lord Murugan (the Hindu god of war) received his divine spear, or "Vel", from his goddess mother Parvati.

I was lucky to arrive in Kuala Lumpur just one day before this important festival took place. I didn't plan it that way. In fact, I had no idea the festival was taking place. But my hostel is located just steps away from the Hindu temple from where the festival procession departs. And the noise and activity alerted everyone in the hostel that something very special was taking place.

I'd read about Thaipusam and seen pictures of it for many years, and now I had the opportunity to attend. I knew there would be large crowds, lots of noise, and heat and humidity, and I did my best to mentally prepare for the scene to come. But, really, nothing can prepare you for the spectacle that is Thaipusam at Batu Caves.

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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark I (using just the built-in mic)
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2 Lens
Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime
Framelapse Android App
All editing done with Windows Movie Maker and Windows Paint. (My poor little computer doesn't have the power to run anything else.)
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