Thaipusam festival in Malaysia, and more. (RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s gallery includes the patron ...

Thaipusam is the most spectacular Hindu festival in Malaysia ... skin of the carrier and are decorated with peacock feathers, pictures of deities and flowers. Some penitents go as far as piercing ...

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.

Thaipusam honors Murugan ... announced new guidelines: festival participants are no longer allowed to carry kavadi that bear football team logos or pictures of celebrities. The organization ...

SEE ALSO: These black and white photos from Singapore's Thaipusam festival will give you chills Thaipusam is a festival of devotion, where Hindus commemorate the occasion when the Hindu Goddess ...

Teh Chin Liang Thaipusam is one of the grandest religious celebrations in Penang. It is a day when your senses revel in a riot of tastes, smells, sights, sounds, and touches. The festival falls on ...

More than a million Hindus thronged temples throughout Asia to celebrate Thaipusam, a colorful annual religious festival in which ... (AFP) Find more news related pictures on our photo galleries ...

GEORGE TOWN: The Thaipusam festival in Penang has begun with the golden chariot procession, attracting thousands of devotees and spectators. The procession carrying the statue of Lord Murugan ...

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Ethnic Indian Malaysians massed in Hindu temples across the country Sunday to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival, months after the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions ...