Cavadee 09 | Kaylason
Posted by: Sun on: February 8, 2009
HARO HARA!
Today i went to Kaylason (The big kovil in St-Croix to help friends distribute juice to those pilgrims who walk for such a long distance.
As all Mauritians know, they pierce their body with pins.. hang lemons and lots of other stuff and walk. They inflict suffering to their physical body in order to purify themselves(correct me if i am wrong).
So i stood there.. and seriously! more than 100 of those cavadee they carry passed in front of me. so obviously i took a lot of pics! You can view the album below. 
Here are some pics summarizing the event:
They have to go three times around this kovil before they can relieve themselves from their cavadee.
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15 Responses to "Cavadee 09 | Kaylason"
February 8, 2009 at 11:45 am
heyy, this is great..
these people are really devoted and pious…
i think they are courageous…
February 8, 2009 at 11:54 am
@Star03, indeed they are courageous. and devoted too.
@yupri…. thnxxxxxx… mo vier 6630 still going strong!! 
February 8, 2009 at 12:01 pm
The pics are very very beautiful…Makes me more sad though…
I missed Cavedee a lot this year…
February 8, 2009 at 12:05 pm
vel vel muruga……
vadivel muruga…
vetrivel muruga……
shaktivel muruganikha harohara……
Thaipoosam cavadee is not only a festival, but a merciful n blissful way to purify yourself and show your devotion to Baal Subramaniam swami………
it is the union of pure devotional power with the devotee.
it is the victory of good over bad……
vel vel shanmugane…..
February 8, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Im just amazed how these people can dig soo many needles in >_<
February 8, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Long ago, I participated in many cavadee, marche sur le feu, marche sur sabre etc…
lol, I was most of the time on the “Camion Citerne”, cooling the road, as show above.
It was fun, I remember once I was in a big lorry, that of sugar estates, spraying water with a high pressure pump, that was really fun!
February 9, 2009 at 6:22 pm
i miss cavadee in mauritius but i was with the head gurukkal of south indian
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February 8, 2009 at 11:39 am
A pious cavadee 2009 to all friends. Sun well done. imP social work bien bon sa
btw falling water la mari nissa