Thaipusam Observed

by Elizabeth Kain - Dim Sum Diary
( February 8th, 2012 )

Photos (above) 1) Devotee with pierced forehead and mouth; 2) carrying kavadi supported by more than 100 spikes into his upper body.  ...

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Thaipusam: Body piercing to show devotion

by Elizabeth Kain - Dim Sum Diary
( February 5th, 2012 )

Photo of Thaipusam devotee by tajai / June (Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cayce/104567964/)

Four percent of Singapore’s population is Hindu.  Thaipusam, which this year falls on Tuesday, February 7,  is an important festival among the tamil-speaking members of …

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Photo Friday: From inside the Red Fort (India)

by Elizabeth Kain - Dim Sum Diary
( October 28th, 2011 )

I took this from inside a temple at the Red Fort in Agra, India several years ago.   I loved all the wood lattice and the ability to see and not be seen.

See other travel photos at Delicious Baby.

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