IT was Thaipusam and, as usual, I was in Penang – walking down the streets looking every bit like a kavadi bearer with my bearded face and traditional outfit.
Singapore News - Traditional music sounded on the streets of Little India and Dhoby Ghaut as more than 18,000 devotees marked the annual rite of Thaipusam on Jan 25. The devotees performed penitential acts on their walk of faith for Hindu god Lord Murugan. Among the 274. Read more at www.tnp.sg
The sun had yet to rise but the grounds of the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple at Batu Caves in Gombak, Selangor were already swarming with foreign tourists on the eve of Thaipusam.