Meaning Behind The Piercing Devotion
Have your ever see Hindu devotees who pierce their faces and bodies with skewers, and hooks? Or holding milk pot on their head and march from temples to worship area? But what is the reason Hindu devotees doing this on Thaipusam? According to Hinduism, people believe that only when the mind is free of material worth and the body free from physical pleasures can a devotee undertake the sacred task like piercing (known as Kavadi) or walk across the hot coal without feeling any pain. ▼ Devotees restrained with hooks. Other than Diwali and Thaipusam, how much do you understand about Indian culture and their family values? Talk about Indian family value, hierarchy and authority is obviously emphasized. Everyone are socialized to accept the authority of those above them in the hierarchy of the family. The eldest male acts as man of the house, and his wife teaches her daughters-in-law, among whom the youngest has the least authority. Asides from that, loyalty and unity...