GEORGE TOWN: This year, more than one million people are expected to gather at the three-day Thaipusam celebration, as many will come from near and far to fulfil their vows.
GEORGE TOWN: A total of one million Hindu devotees are expected to throng Penang from Jan 24 to 26 to celebrate the Thaipusam festival. Penang Hindu E.
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.
Diwali, the festival of lights, is here again. Although It was a subject of an article in this column two years ago, I thought approaching it from a somewhat different angle might prove rewarding.