Thaipusam is one of the most exceptional festivals in the world, and the best place to experience it in all its vibrant, unconventional glory is in Penang. This year Thaipusam will be celebrated ...

GEORGE TOWN: The Thaipusam festival commenced Monday with the silver chariot beginning its journey to the Balathandayuthapani Hilltop Temple in Waterfall Road. Almost a thousand people, some ...

Penang Hindu Endowments Board (PHEB) chairman RSN Rayer said this year’s Thaipusam will be different as both the gold and silver chariots will be featured together, as a sign of unity, in the ...

GEORGE TOWN: Some 1.5 million Hindu devotees and tourists from within the country and abroad are expected to visit Penang next weekend for the annual Thaipusam celebration.

PENANG, Malaysia -- The statues of two horse leading Thaipusam's new golden chariot glisten under the sun in George Town, the capital of Penang, ahead of the three-day festival starting on Feb. 9 ...

Falling on Jan 31 this year, the Hindu festival Thaipusam will see kavadi bearers, milk pot or flower carriers and lots of coconuts along the streets of Penang.