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Thaipusam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம்) is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of Lord Murugan (also Subramaniam), the youngest son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman .With full devotion for their faith, an ocean of devotees pledge their soul for the gods .

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Photojournalist covering South East Asia specialising in Documentary Photojournalism and News Photography.Rahman has worked on various assignments, and his work can be found at fotegrafik.com, mondolibrary.net, and at his flickr, Http://www.flickr.com/photos/rahmanroslan.For commercial content, he’s represented by Redlink images. He speaks fluent English and Bahasa Melayu.
He is a passionate young photojournalist who wants to document his society and the world to be share with the rest of the world.
Rahman is currently looking for oppurtunities to work borderless.

He is based in Kuala Lumpur, and available for assignments.

Abdul Rahman Roslan's current location:
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

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