GEORGE TOWN: There will be no kavadi, breaking of coconuts or traffic jams in Jalan Utama during Thaipusam this year. The festival on Jan 28 has been cancelled and devotees have been advised to ...

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 ...

Workers’ Party (WP) MP Jamus Lim recently reignited the debate on whether Thaipusam should be reinstated as a public holiday. Thaipusam was initially a recognised holiday but was removed in 1968 when ...

“An overflow of follow-up patients occurred because they were unable to attend their appointments on the previous Tuesday, which was a public holiday for Thaipusam,” said the department in a ...

Thaipusam, despite its official non-recognition as a holiday, remains a spiritually significant and joyous affair for Hindus in Singapore, said MP Jamus Lim. Speaking in parliament on Thursday ...

Why do devotees carrying the kavadi and those accompanying them to pay homage to Lord Mururga during Thaipusam shout “Vel!Vel!”? The ‘Vel’ – a spear-like weapon carried by Lord Muruga ...

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 ...

Azad Jasmin and Radin Amir Affendy were seen mimicking the kavadi ritual performed by devotees during Thaipusam. The video was taken down on the same day and prompted a flurry of responses from ...

SINGAPORE, March 7 — Singapore’s Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim has yesterday renewed calls for Thaipusam to be reinstated as a ...

Kayadu hails from Tezpur, Assam. She made her acting debut in the 2021 Malayalam film Mugilpetet and later entered Tollywood with Alluri (2022) starring Sree Vishnu. Though she appeared in Marathi ...

Kayadu Lohar hails from Assam and made her debut in the Malayalam film industry with the 2021 movie ‘Mugilpete.’ She later appeared alongside Sri Vishnu in the 2022 Telugu film ‘Alluri.’ ...