while we were at the temple, we witnessed this pilgrim making his way up the 200+ stairs on his knees in homage. Seriously, inspiring. Made me think about faith.
05 November 2009
back to our road trip pictures
Ok now that we have documented Halloween- here we are back at the Batu Caves and the week long road trip we took!
while we were at the temple, we witnessed this pilgrim making his way up the 200+ stairs on his knees in homage. Seriously, inspiring. Made me think about faith.
while we were at the temple, we witnessed this pilgrim making his way up the 200+ stairs on his knees in homage. Seriously, inspiring. Made me think about faith.
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He was holding this urn type thing in his right hand filled with some holy goop. He held it upright so he was crawling with the BACK of his right hand. He was working hard. Then he powered up steps 265 through 272 in a sprint to the finish.
ReplyDeleteOne MILLION Hindus come to Batu Caves for Thaipusam - a big festival in January or February every year during which devotees impale themselves with all sorts of hook and cage contraptions. I can't wait!