Thaipusam is marked with particular zest in multicultural Malaysia, a Muslim-majority ... The festival is also celebrated in India, Singapore and other areas with large Hindu Tamil communities.

In the 1800s, the Nattukottai Chettiar people established a shrine for Lord Murugan near a waterfall at Penang’s Botanical Gardens where Thaipusam was celebrated for the first time in Malaysia.

The festival takes place in India but also in countries like Malaysia and Singapore which ... to visit the Sri Thendayuthapani Temple for Thaipusam celebrations on Tuesday, but people would ...

GEORGE TOWN: Crowd control and public safety during the Thaipusam celebrations here are excellent, with no untoward incidents or crimes reported so far, says Comm Datuk Hamzah Ahmad. The state ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- This year’s Thaipusam celebration at Batu Caves will feature enhanced ... Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), Persatuan Kecemasan Sukarelawan Malaysia (PKSM), Pertubuhan ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 (Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will deploy 1,500 personnel to be stationed around the Batu Caves area to maintain order during the Thaipusam celebrations, which will ...

“Penang has long been the heart of Chinese New Year celebrations in Malaysia ... to the special cultural overlap this year, as Thaipusam falls during the Chinese New Year celebrations.