Lord Shiva, his consort Parvati, his sons Ganesh (with elephant head) and Muragan with spear.
Young Murugan was given the spear to defeat evil Asuras threatening the universe. His vehicle is the peacock.
The mature and victorious Lord Murigan. Thaipusam as celebrated by Tamil Hindus cannot be explained here. At its core it celebrates the victory of good over evil. You must do the research.
Go to wikipedia.org and type in Thaipusam.
Thaipusam pilgrimage begins at the temple
Singapore 2017 Video.
The bloodless body piercings are not faked, they are real.
For detailed information go to www.wikipedia.org and enter thaipusam.
The lack of bleeding is said to be the result of extreme meditation.
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