For the past 18 years, barber and grocery store owner Saravanan Ayasamy, 44, has embraced a sacred duty – shaving heads for Thaipusam at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur.

Shaving heads as an act of sacrifice Many devotees shave their heads as an act of sacrifice during Thaipusam. Hair is a symbol of femininity and beauty for women.

Male devotees also usually do not shave or cut their hair during this period. On Thaipusam, devotees don yellow traditional attire after bathing and walk barefoot to the Murugan temple carrying ...

GEORGE TOWN: A father and son from Singapore were among thousands of devotees who joined in the Thaipusam ritual in the hope of being granted a boon. Technical manager D. Srinivasan, 42, and his ...

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