Since we can't stack two holidays on the same day, the Sarawak government has moved the public holiday for the second day of Gawai to Tuesday, 3 June, this year. Here's how the Gawai weekend looks for ...

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 ...

The year was 2010 and it was an epic journey for these men. The map they drew out that day, now called the Thaipusam trail is trekked by thousands of devotees in California. “Planning the trail ...

Mr Kumar’s uncle, who runs the place, suggested that Mr Lim participate in Thaipusam as a kavadi bearer and introduced his nephew to help him. In Hindu tradition, devotees who carry the kavadi ...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 11 (Bernama) -- The security and traffic management for the Thaipusam celebrations in Penang is under control, according to Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad. He said 1,500 ...

Thaipusam 2025: Lakhs of devotees are celebrating Thaipusam 2025 and worship Lord Murugan, the god of war, victory and wisdom. The festival is celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai.

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 ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has invited all Malaysians to enhance the spirit of togetherness, appreciate diversity and strengthen love in conjunction with the Thaipusam festival which ...

Thaipusam is marked with particular zest in multicultural Malaysia, a Muslim-majority nation where ethnic Indians make up about seven percent of the 34 million population. Thaipusam is one of the ...

Thaipusam is a sacred Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Murugan, the deity of courage, power, and virtue. Celebrated by Tamil Hindus, it marks the day when Goddess Parvati gifted Murugan a divine ...

With an overwhelming number of devotees gathering at these temples for Thaipusam, Tamil Nadu police have significantly ramped up security measures. In Palani, 3,000 police personnel have been ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has invited all Malaysians to enhance the spirit of togetherness, appreciate diversity and strengthen love in conjunction with ...