Dear friends and pilgrims of Jubilee Year 2025, we journeyed with other Malaysians as they celebrated CNY, Thaipusam and Chap ...

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan visited Palani Murugan temple to pray and announce plans to restore the ...

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

Hindu devotees worldwide celebrate Thaipusam, honoring Lord Murugan with grand rituals and processions. Malaysia’s Batu Caves ...

Nearly 16,000 devotees participated in the Thaipusam festival in Singapore, performing rituals like carrying the 'paalkudam' or 'kavadis'. The event, significant for Tamil Hindus, faced logistical ...

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 ...

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

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Thaipusam is usually celebrated with a public holiday in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang and Selangor only.

Thaipusam, observed on the full moon of the Tamil month of Thai, commemorates the moment Lord Murugan received the divine spear (vel) from Goddess Parvati to vanquish evil, symbolising the triumph ...