Kavadi maker hooked on the art

Rathakrishnan adding the finishing touches to the 50kg kavadi that his son Nethiyanathan (left) will be carrying tomorrow.

IPOH: Self-taught kavadi maker M. Rathakrishnan may be 74, but this has not stopped him from continuing his passion.

However, the retired Telekom Malaysia staff, who has been making kavadi for Thaipusam for the past 56 years, had to cut down on his orders.