On the surface, the Hindu festival of Thaipusam might seem like any other thanksgiving or new year event. Celebrated during the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), which is ...

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 ...

Thaipusam 2025 celebration will begin at 6 on February 10 and will end on Poosam Nakshathram, ie at 6:34 pm on Feberuary 11. (More to come) Devotees carry milk jugs during Thaipusam festival.

Hindu devotees in India and across the world on Thursday (Feb. 9) marked Thaipusam, a religious celebration dedicated to the deity Lord Murugan. The annual festival, ...

The festival honors Lord Murugan, the god of war, victory, and wisdom, and is a profound expression of devotion, faith, and penance. Thaipusam is celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month of ...

Suguna, far left, fulfills her Thaipusam pilgrimage by climbing the stairs leading to Murugan’s shrine on her knees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 24, 2016.

Malaysian Hindus celebrated a scaled-down Thaipusam festival on Tuesday, with limited numbers allowed to take part and with some traditions, such as devotees piercing their cheeks with skewers and ...

Taoist followers of the Yu Feng Nam Fu Xuan Shan temple helping to clean the milk pots that they will carry for Thaipusam outside the temple premises on Feb 7, 2025. The Taoist temple followers ...

Formed in 2020, the NGO Clean Thaipusam has mobilised 500 volunteers this year to monitor waste management at major temple sites around the country. Formed in 2020, ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The values of sacrifice, discipline and devotion embodied in Thaipusam serve as an inspiration for Malaysians to strengthen unity and build a better nation together, says MIC vice ...

Malaysian Hindus celebrated a scaled-down Thaipusam festival on Tuesday, with limited numbers allowed to take part and with some traditions, such as devotees piercing their cheeks with skewers and ...