In the 1800s, the Nattukottai Chettiar people established a shrine for Lord Murugan near a waterfall at Penang’s Botanical Gardens where Thaipusam was celebrated for the first time in Malaysia.

DEVOTEES contributed a total of RM224,775 in cash and 39.82g in gold as offerings during the 2025 Penang Thaipusam Festival, ...

Narayanan said the century-old chariot, which was built in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India and shipped to Penang in January 1894, is currently undergoing refurbishing and cleaning with the final touch of ...

The now-withdrawn clip, released on Era FM’s social media channels, showed one of its presenters, Azad Jazmin John Louis ...

For the past decade, Suresh Vanaz has been carrying his brother to temples during Thaipusam, which fell on Feb 11 this year. The 46-year-old Singaporean is the sole caregiver to his brother ...

Thaipusam is a public holiday in Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Negri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Putrajaya and Selangor. > Fortune-tellers in India have resorted to using mice to divine their customers ...

During Thaipusam the faithful subject themselves ... in Kuala Lumpur and the Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani temple in Penang. Both temples are located on a hill, while the one in Kuala Lumpur ...

Mr Kumar’s uncle, who runs the place, suggested that Mr Lim participate in Thaipusam as a kavadi bearer and introduced his nephew to help him. In Hindu tradition, devotees who carry the kavadi ...