SINGAPORE: When hospital worker Surendran Vijay lifted the kavadi onto his shoulders in the early hours of Sunday (Feb 1), the physical strain was familiar, but what weighed heavier was gratitude.
This was the fourth consecutive year the 42-year-old has carried the kavadi at Thaipusam, a vow he began fulfilling since the birth of his daughter, Lakshmika, following eight years of marriage without children.
