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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.
KUALA LUMPUR: A little crowded but manageable – that sums up the sentiments of the Tamil community who attended Chittirai Puttandu, the Tamil New Year celebration, at various Hindu temples in the city yesterday.
GEORGE TOWN: Coconut traders who used to see “smashing” business during Thaipusam have been hit hard for the second year in a row as there will not be any coconut-breaking ritual this year.