A passion for crafting kavadis

By MANJIT KAUR

R. Kanapathy fixing lights on a large kavadi.

WORKING quietly in Buntong, the village more famous for its kacang putih, is a family that has been making kavadi for Thaipusam since the early 1960s.

Now in its third generation, the family has been making kavadis for free for devotees (often family and friends) taking part in Thaipusam processions.

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