Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to the sacred grotto in Selangor, Malaysia, to celebrate the religious festival of Thaipusam. Early on Tuesday morning, worshippers climbed the 272 steps of ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (RNS) The Batu Caves temple ... community and tourists — congregated at the Batu Caves for the Thaipusam festival, one of the country’s biggest Hindu celebrations.

Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam festival Tuesday, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers in acts of devotion.

The Batu Caves are one of Malaysia’s most popular tourist attractions. They serve as a religious site for Hindu worshippers and are the focal point of the annual Thaipusam festival every year.

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 ...

As the annual Thaipusam festival approaches, Hindus worldwide who have prayed to Lord Murugan throughout the year, asking for help in various aspects of their lives, prepare to fulfil their vows ...

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The Hindu festival of Thaipusam, in pics More than a million Hindus thronged temples throughout Malaysia to celebrate Thaipusam, a colourful annual religious festival in which many display their ...

North of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, lies the island of Penang where Thaipusam has been celebrated since the very founding of the Island as a British settlement in 1786. Indian migrants ...

But on Jan. 23 and 24, more than 1 million visitors – both devotees from Malaysia’s large Tamil community and tourists – congregated at the Batu Caves for the Thaipusam festival, one of the ...