Kuala Lumpur: Hindus celebrate Thaipusam, the festival of purification
For the festival of the god Murugan, symbolising the victory of good over evil, the faithful fast from food and drink. Among the practices is that of pricking oneself with metal hooks and spikes.
Thousands gather at Malaysia’s most sacred Hindu cave for annual Thaipusam festival
Hundreds and thousands of Hindu devotees walked up Malaysia's most sacred Hindu cave on Tuesday at the annual Thaipusam festival. (AP video/Vincent Thian)
Thaipusam 2025: Know The Significance, Sacred Rituals, And More About This Festival
Thaipusam 2025 is a Hindu festival honoring Lord Murugan. Celebrated with devotion, it signifies faith, penance, and gratitude, marked by sacred rituals, kavadi offerings, and vibrant processions.
Malaysia's Hindus mark Thaipusam festival with fervour
Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam festival Tuesday, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers in acts of devotion.
Malaysia's Hindus pierce own bodies during festival
Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam festival on Tuesday, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers in acts of devotion. Thaipusam is marked with particular zest in multicultural Malaysia,
Hundreds of thousands of worshippers gather in Malaysia for Thaipusam festival
A Hindu devotee stands with her tongue pierced by a metal rod during the Thaipusam festival in Selangor, Malaysia, 11.02.2025
Thaipusam 2025: Festival to honour Lord Murugan begins! Know its significance, history, other details
The festival to worship Lord Murugan has begun and people are celebrating the festival with huge joy and fervour.
Thaipusam 2025: Date, Time, Puja Rituals, Celebration and Significance
Thaipusam, a significant Hindu festival, is celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. It honors Lord Murugan ...
Almost 16,000 devotees take up milk pots and kavadis at Thaipusam 2025
The event saw 30k visitors, including paalkudam and kavadi bearers, their supporters and other worshippers. Read more at ...
Thaipusam 2025: Know the date, timings, history, significance, and celebrations
Widely celebrated by the Tamil community in Tamil Nadu India and across the world, especially in Sri Lanka, Singapore, ...
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Not just about ‘kavadi’ and Batu Caves: What is Thaipusam and how did it become massive in Malaysia?
What do devotees do on Thaipusam? Devotees usually start their preparations 48 days (one mandala) before Thaipusam by fasting ...
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Thaipusam Festival: A Spiritual Journey Through Devotion and Tradition in Singapore
Nearly 16,000 devotees participated in the Thaipusam festival in Singapore, performing rituals like carrying the 'paalkudam' or 'kavadis'. The event, significant for Tamil Hindus, faced logistical ...
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Indian family invite lion dancers to their home for Thaipusam -- with a special guest
Thaipusam is a festival celebrated by Hindus of Tamil descent in Singapore on the full moon day in the Tamil month of Thai, which falls between Jan 14 and Feb 14 every year. This year, the festival ...
Malaysian equities play catch up after Thaipusam break
Domestic equities rose after the Thaipusam break, despite some global investors' anxiety over the US Federal Reserve chair's ...
PM Modi extends wishes to Tamil people on Thaipusam festival
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in France attending the Artificial Intelligence summit, has extended his wishes to Tamil ...