The video, captioned "Muruga devotees anointed with shocking chili powder Thaipusam festival Location: Sidthathur village, Villupuram district," captures a ritual during the Thaipusam festival.

Lakhs of devotees are celebrating Thaipusam 2025 and worship Lord Murugan, the god of war, victory and wisdom. The festival is celebrated on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. Thaipusam ...

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

A PORTION of waste generated during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves temple this year will be sent to recycling centres instead of ending up in landfills. Two non-governmental organisations ...

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.

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

SINGAPORE: In Parliament last week, Workers’ Party Member of Parliament Jamus Lim (Sengkang GRC) made the case for ...

With large crowds expected, Narayanan also urged devotees to remain extra vigilant with their belongings and jewellery during the chariot procession and throughout the Thaipusam festival to ensure ...

National Unity Minister Aaron Aro Dagang criticized the now-removed video by Malay-language radio station Era FM mocking the Thaipusam ritual dance as a contradiction to the nation’s founding ...

The year was 2010 and it was an epic journey for these men. The map they drew out that day, now called the Thaipusam trail is trekked by thousands of devotees in California. “Planning the trail ...