Built on friendship: Jegatheswaran (left) and Suresh Singh, founders of the Jega and Suresh Kavadi Group, decorating one of their largest kavadi for Thaipusam this year.
KAVADI-bearing is common practice for Thaipusam devotees in fulfilling vows, but for some it is the seal that bonds father and son, from one generation to the next.
Known for carrying the iconic poo kavadi (flower kavadi) for the past 35 years at Batu Caves, M. Jegatheswaran, 51, feels immense joy that his only son, Daanishwaran, 17, is also shouldering the sacred responsibility.
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