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 of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam festival Tuesday, with many ...

For two decades, area manager M. Prasad and his cousins have been observing the family tradition of carrying the kavadi.

She expressed frustration over the situation, noting that the shortfall is not only impacting her but also Hindu devotees who are struggling to find the commodity for the traditional ritual of ...

“Last year, I supplied around 15,000 coconuts for Thaipusam and some 20,000 coconuts during the previous year. Normally, clients will look for smaller coconuts for temple worship purposes, which we ...

Her mother, while particular about her daughters’ education, also insisted Lim and her sisters learnt traditional Nyonya ... onto their school bags and clothes using bigger beads.

Coconut breaking is an important ritual for devotees during Thaipusam, especially when the chariot makes its way through Penang streets. Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow has called for ...

WITH more than a million people expected to throng Batu Caves for Thaipusam, cleanup efforts are starting a week ahead in anticipation of a surge in waste. From Feb 3 to 17, the Selayang Municipal ...

This woman dressed in traditional attire shows that nothing ... who believe that one should be ripped and dressed in sleek gym wear to exercise. The viral post amassed nearly 9.79 lakh views ...