The tradition of carrying kavady was started by a great devotee of Lord Muruga, Idumban, who worshipped Lord Murugan at the Palani Hills temple in Tamilnadu (India) where he created the first kavady.

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On Thaipusam, devotees don yellow traditional attire after bathing and walk barefoot to the Murugan temple carrying offerings such as milk pots and kavadi. According to a Hindu legend, the tradition ...

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