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shian
23 July 2009, 01:00 AM
Namaste,

Dharma brothers and sisters, who know the meaning of KARUPA ?

thank you ^_^

ScottMalaysia
28 July 2009, 04:39 AM
Are you referring to Karuppu Sami, the black-skinned God worshipped in Tamil Nadu?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/Sanggilikaruppan.JPG

I took this picture of Karuppu Sami at a Muniswarar temple in Ampang, Malaysia. People offer him beer, and as part of the puja, the pujari lit a cigar and placed it in his mouth.

Karuppu means "black" in Tamil.

For more information on Karuppu Sami, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karuppu_Sami