Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam festival Tuesday, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers in acts of devotion. Some ...

Mr Eugene Lim (centre) walking barefoot with other followers of the Yu Feng Nam Fu Xuan Shan temple along the Thaipusam procession route in the early hours of Feb 11, 2025.

Civil servant Kenn Tan was spotted carrying a paal kudam (milk offering) during the festival. Dressed in traditional white temple attire and walking barefoot, his face reflected deep concentration ...

World Piercings and prayer: Malaysian Hindus celebrate Thaipusam. Ethnic Indian Malaysians massed in Hindu temples across the country Sunday to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival.

A Hindu devotee with his cheeks pierced performs religious rites near the Batu Caves before sunrise during the Thaipusam festival outside Kuala Lumpur on January 20, 2011. The Hindu festival of ...

BATU CAVES, Selangor - Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam festival on Feb 11, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers in ...

Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam festival Tuesday, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers in acts of devotion.

Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam festival Tuesday, with many piercing their bodies with hooks.