GEORGE TOWN: The gold and silver chariots for Thaipusam have both departed one after the other for the long procession across the city, a journey that is expected to take an entire day to reach their destinations.
GEORGE TOWN: After six years of acrimony, this year’s Thaipusam festival in Penang on Jan 25 was supposed to be a unified one, with both the golden and silver chariot travelling together in a single procession. But it may not happen after all.
GEORGE TOWN: The Thaipusam celebration has made a grand comeback here with thousands of devotees converging along the streets to pay homage to Lord Murugan, the Hindu God of Beauty and War.