Singapore Armed Forces regular Mario Lim, 22, was on hand to help his family during the walk. Mr Mario Lim (centre) helping his father Michael adjust his kavadi along the Thaipusam procession ...

Some walk over burning coals. “The word Thaipusam is a combination of the name of the month, Thai, and the name of a star, Pusam,” explains Singapore’s official Thaipusam website.

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 ...

SINGAPORE - After two years of muted observances due to Covid-19 pandemic measures, Thaipusam returned on Sunday with live music and the foot procession. Mr Thirunavukkarasu Sundaram Pillai was ...

SINGAPORE, March 7 — Singapore’s Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim has yesterday renewed calls for Thaipusam to be reinstated as a ...

Along with other holidays like Easter Monday and Mawlid (Prophet Muhammad’s birthday), Thaipusam was sacrificed for the sake of Singapore's competitiveness. Lim argues that with Singapore’s economic ...

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Most of the participating devotees undertook to carry the 'paalkudam', or milk pot, while around 300 carried spike 'kavadis', also known as alagu kavadis, which involves piercing of the torso ...

The annual Hindu festival of Thaipusam, traditionally celebrated with great fanfare by the minority Tamil communities of Malaysia and Singapore, returned in full form on Sunday after two years of ...

Indian-origin man Suresh Vanaz made headlines after he carried his brother with cerebral palsy while visiting Batu Caves for Thaipusam. He lives in Singapore. An Indian-origin man’s love for his ...