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Thaipusam 2024: Shear commitment
Published on 24 Jan 2024 12:03:54 PM
For the past 18 years, barber and grocery store owner Saravanan Ayasamy has embraced a sacred duty - shaving heads for Thaipusam at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves.
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For the past 18 years, barber and grocery store owner Saravanan Ayasamy has embraced a sacred duty - shaving heads for Thaipusam at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves.
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