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Every year, nearly one million devotees and thousands of tourists gather at the Batu Caves in Malaysia to pay homage to Lord Murugan, a highly honored Hindu deity. It is celebrated on the full moon in the month of Tamil on …

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Thaipusam festival is grandly celebrated in the Batu Caves , Selangor, Malaysia. It is usually celebrated in the Tamil Month of Thai, the end of January or mid February. Thai and Pusam refer to a star at the highest point during ..

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Meanwhile, former Selayang municipal councillor (MPS) Rina Kaur, 50, said all local governments in the state should adopt a move to have at least one disabled person serving as a Councillor. Non-governmental ..

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Sources: The Parliament Of Singapore (Singapore) and Singapore bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, has announced to Parliament that the ..

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Batu caves pictures. Posted by An on Tuesday, 28 February, 2012 Leave a comment (0) Go to comments.

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This Hindu festival is marked by a procession where people carry kvadais (burdens) from a temple in the city to Batu caves and many are also pierced by hooks in the backs, through tongue and cheeks etc.

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PETALING JAYA: The Batu Caves temple grounds, which underwent a RM3.1 million renovation to turn the holy site into a thriving tourism hub, is not accessible for people with disabilities.

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This opportunity to witness the Thaipusam festival was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Click through for some incredibly shocking images and a short film documenting this Hindu festival.

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Celebrating Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur – Feb 7 2012. Oh gosh, he seems to be everywhere of late or am I being overly sensitive to his presence at every little function

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Celebrating Thaipusam in Kuala Lumpur – Feb 7 2012