Kavadi offering cages are carried by Hindu devotees in a procession during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020.

Kavadi carrying devotees dance to the music Photo: Teh Chin Liang Cultural Immersion in Penang Thaipusam is one of the grandest religious celebrations in Penang.

A Hindu devotee with his cheeks pierced performs religious rites near the Batu Caves before sunrise during the Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur on January 20, 2011. The Hindu festival of ...

A Hindu devotee cleans himself to celebrate the Thaipusam festival with at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2022.(Photo: Xinhua) Hindu devotees perform a religious ...

KUALA LUMPUR: For the past two years, Hindu devotees in Malaysia were not able to celebrate the Thaipusam festival as a result of the COVID-19 curbs. Dedicated to the Hindu god of war, Lord Muruga ...

Yashswini, a two-year-old girl, has her head shaved during the Thaipusam festival in Singapore Feb 7, 2012.[Photo/Agencies] Previous Page 1 2 Next Page Previous Page 1 2 Next Page ...

Thaipusam is a festival of devotion, where Hindus commemorate the occasion when the Hindu Goddess Parvati gives the Hindu God of war Murugan a spear, to vanquish an evil demon.

On January 17 this year the Hindu Tamil populations of Malaysia, South India, Singapore, and Sri Lanka celebrate Thaipusam, a day of thanksgiving and penance.

The festival commemorates the day goddess Parvathi gave her son, Lord Murugan, a divine lance to defeat evil demons, symbolising the triumph of good over evil. (Pic credit: AP) 4 / 9 ...

More than 35,000 devotees took part in the annual festival. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.