Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to the sacred grotto in Selangor, Malaysia, to celebrate the religious festival of Thaipusam. Early on Tuesday morning, worshippers climbed the 272 steps of ...

The video, captioned "Muruga devotees anointed with shocking chili powder Thaipusam festival Location: Sidthathur village, Villupuram district," captures a ritual during the Thaipusam festival.

National Unity Minister Aaron Aro Dagang criticized the now-removed video by Malay-language radio station Era FM mocking the Thaipusam ritual dance as a contradiction to the nation’s founding ...

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HINDUS in Kedah will be able to celebrate Thaipusam after a public holiday was announced by the state government, Malaysia Nanban reported. Thaipusam is not a gazetted public holiday and every ...

Azad Jasmin and Radin Amir Affendy were seen mimicking the kavadi ritual performed by devotees during Thaipusam. The video was taken down on the same day and prompted a flurry of responses from ...

Why do devotees carrying the kavadi and those accompanying them to pay homage to Lord Mururga during Thaipusam shout “Vel!Vel!”? The ‘Vel’ – a spear-like weapon carried by Lord Muruga ...

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GEORGE TOWN, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- The Silver Chariot carrying the statue of Lord Murugan is set to keep intact a rich, 131-year-old tradition by leading the traditional Thaipusam procession on Feb 11, ...

Thaipusam, despite its official non-recognition as a holiday, remains a spiritually significant and joyous affair for Hindus in Singapore, said MP Jamus Lim. Speaking in parliament on Thursday ...

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Astro Audio has suspended the three Era FM radio hosts who featured in a controversial video which seemingly mocked the Thaipusam kavadi ritual. In a statement, Astro Audio said two other staff ...