The custodians of an ancient Hindu religious site in Malaysia are planning to install an escalator as an alternative for those visitors either unable or unwilling to climb the 272 steps leading to its ...
In February last year, the Selangor state government received an application for a Temporary Occupation Licence (TOL) to ...
SHAH ALAM, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- Selangor’s Exco for Human Resources, Poverty Eradication, and Orang Asli and Minority Affairs, V. Papparaidu, will hold a press conference with the Batu Caves temple ...
Acts of self-mutilation also testify to worshippers' faith and sacrificial devotion in the Thaipusam festival. Genevieve Tan Shu Thung/dpa Malaysians are marking Thaipusam Festival in a colourful and ...
PETALING JAYA: Commuters travelling to and from Batu Caves KTM Komuter station can get free rides on Feb 10 and 11 in conjunction with the Thaipusam festival. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said all ...
Hindus gathered in temples across Malaysia on Thursday to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers to showcase devotion to the deity Lord Murugan ...