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  Feb 10, 2012

  Thaipusam Festival at Batu Caves

  We were fortunate to attend the Thaipusam festival held at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur on February 7th. It's a Hindu festival dedicated to god Muruga and is held once a year during the Tamil month of Thai. The festival is celebrated grandly at Batu Caves and it was very special to

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  Feb 4, 2012

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  In the sanctum of a sacred temple

  We look today at day 3 of our journey where we spent the morning within the sanctum of the Arunachaleswar temple in Tiruvannamalai, South India. The temple is thousands of years old and radiates a spiritual power that is extremely palpable. Our group was blessed to have the oppor

• Feb 4, 2012

  Live from Kuala Lumpur

  We gather with thousands of Hindus outside the Mariamman temple in Downtown Kuala Lumpur awaiting the departure of the silver chariot carrying Muruga, God of yoga and the spiritual path, to Batu Caves for the grand Thaipusam festival on Tuesday. Tweet

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  Feb 4, 2012

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  A Malaysian Dinner

  We leave our comfy hotel after check in and head to a typical Malaysian restaurant for some authentic local cuisine. What a treat. It's the first time our travelers are trying Malaysian food and they love it. The desert is especially memorable. Known as Ais Kacang, it is a

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  Feb 4, 2012

  Selamat Datang

  That's Malay for welcome. We arrive in Kuala Lumpur and make the hour long drive from the airport to the hotel. Our travelers are looking forward to exploring Kuala Lumpur plus attending the grand Thaipusam festival.

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  Feb 3, 2012

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  Our spiritual adventure begins

  Our spiritual adventure began on January 27th but we've been without internet for 9 days now so have not been able to blog about the amazing journey we've been having. We'll start to cover it in detail now so you can follow along. Photos in today's post show us in Chennai, where