Our God came to us first. A Malaysian Hindu devotee with his back pierced with hooks makes his way towards the Batu Caves ...

Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam festival on Tuesday, with many ...

A Hindu devotee stands with her tongue pierced by a metal rod during the Thaipusam festival in Selangor, Malaysia, 11.02.2025 ...

Hundreds and thousands of Hindu devotees walked up Malaysia's most sacred Hindu cave on Tuesday at the annual Thaipusam ...

Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam festival Tuesday, with many ...

Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow has called for Thaipusam devotees to reduce the number of coconuts they break for the festival this year as the state faces a severe shortage of mature coconuts.

Coconuts are a key part of the festival’s rituals. Thaipusam falls on Feb 11. The shortage has also driven up prices sharply, with local coconuts now selling for as much as RM3.90 per fruit in ...

(250130) -- KLUANG, Jan. 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People take selfies with light installations featuring the Chinese folk love story "The Legend of the White Snake" in Kluang, Malaysia, Jan. 30, 2025.

(250130) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Malaysian tourism department give presents to tourists on the Spring Festival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Kuala Lumpur ...

By comparison, the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia drew 1.8 million last year. By Tuesday nearly 200 million people had attended the 2025 festival since it started two weeks ago. Visuals showed ...

Cuci Malaysia is sending some 150 volunteers to help in the Thaipusam clean-up efforts outside the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves, Gombak, throughout the festival. Its president ...