On the surface, the Hindu festival of Thaipusam might seem like any other thanksgiving or new year event. Celebrated during the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), which is ...

Thaipusam is a time for Hindus of all castes and cultures to say thank you and show their appreciation to one of their Gods, Lord Murugan, a son of Shiva.

Mr Shane Lim stopping to rest along the Thaipusam procession route on Feb 11, 2025. Besides bearing the heavy weight of the chariot, he also struggled with fatigue from lack of sleep.

Road To Repentance With Thaipusam With a custom where devotees use hooks and skewers to pierce their bodies, this festival is not for the faint-hearted Updated on: 18 January 2024 10:36 am ...

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 ...

While some might view Thaipusam as a series of painful rituals and tough sacrifices, for devotees, it is a celebration as they prepare their body and minds to fulfil their vows to Lord Murugan.

Construction of the escalator, as well as a new “multipurpose hall” will begin after this year’s Thaipusam festival which falls on January 25, Nadarajah added.

Anbarasan, who used to supply 300,000 coconuts to devotees during Thaipusam, said he could not accept any orders for now. “We used to be able to get 15,000 coconuts a day, but now it is ...

ALOR SETAR: The Thaipusam “public holiday” in Kedah is an “event holiday” (cuti peristiwa) and not a gazetted holiday.