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  2. Batu Caves - Wikipedia

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    It is located about 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. The cave complex contains many Hindu temples, the most popular of which is a shrine dedicated to the deity Murugan. It is the focal point of the Tamil Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia.

  3. Kavadi Aattam - Wikipedia

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    At its simplest, a kavadi may entail carrying a pot of milk (pal kavadi), but piercing the skin, tongue or cheeks with vel skewers is also common. The most spectacular practice is the vel kavadi , essentially a portable altar up to two meters tall, decorated with peacock feathers and attached to the devotee through multiple vels pierced into ...

  4. Lake Kavadi - Wikipedia

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    Location: Uue-Saaluse, Võru County, Estonia: ... Lake Kavadi is a lake of Estonia. See also. List of lakes of Estonia This page was last edited on 17 ...

  5. Nagarathar Kavadi - Wikipedia

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    Nagarathar Kavadi is a special pilgrimage of its type, where Nagarathar people will hold kavadi on their shoulders and walk to see darshan of Lord Murugan in Pazhani. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] People across 76 towns in the Chettinad area ( Sivaganga / Pudukottai district) will participate on the occasion of Thaipoosam .

  6. Thaipusam - Wikipedia

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    The most extreme and spectacular practice is the carrying of Vel kavadi, a portable altar up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) tall and weighing up to 30 kg (66 lb), decorated with peacock feathers and is attached to the body of the devotee through multiple skewers and metal hooks pierced into the skin on the chest and back. [1] [11] [12] [9]

  7. List of deepest caves - Wikipedia

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    The depth value is measured from the highest to the lowest accessible cave point. # Name Depth (m) Length (km) Country coordinates 1 Krubera-Voronja Cave:

  8. Shanmughanathar Temple, Kunnakudi - Wikipedia

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    The temple is located in Kundrakudi, in the outskirts of Karaikudi in Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu on the road from Tirupattur to Karaikudi. [3] The hill has a height of 40 m (130 ft) and occupies an area of 6.5 acres (26,000 m 2 ).

  9. Kalaroos Caves - Wikipedia

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    Cave 1 – It is located beyond the satbaran rock at an approximate elevation of 1,980 metres (6,500 ft). The cave begins with a narrow, upward-sloping passage extending for about 50 meters, which narrows further in certain sections. This passage leads to a 15-meter vertical shaft, opening into a small chamber.