Feb 10, 2025 · As Thaipusam coincides with the school holidays this year, both the Batu Caves temple and Penang's Waterfall Hilltop Temple are preparing to receive over 1.5 million devotees each. Meanwhile, the Kallumalai Arulmigu Subramaniar Temple in Ipoh is expecting over 350,000 devotees and tourists.

4 days ago · The ritual offering carrying a pot of milk, known as “kavadi,” is a central part of the Thaipusam celebration at Batu Caves. It symbolizes the devotee’s willingness to bear the weight of their faith and burdens for Lord Murugan. With his muscles rippling with strain, a burly devotee carries an ornate metal kavadi structure upon his ...

Jan 3, 2024 · First celebrated at the Batu Caves in 1888, the Thaipusam Festival has been taking place on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur for more than 130 years. It has become one of the most significant Thaipusam Festivals in Malaysia.

Mar 7, 2024 · Due to its religious and historical significance, Batu Caves is the centre point for Thaipusam in KL. This sacred site, nestled just outside of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, contains a complex of cave temples devoted to Lord Murugan, a key deity in Hinduism and the principal focus of Thaipusam festivities.

Feb 11, 2025 · The three-day-long festival starts inside the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown from where a procession travels 11 km to the Batu Caves accompanied by some 50,000 Hindus. The procession finishes at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy temple at the caves where the devotees pray at altars.

Feb 11, 2025 · KUALA LUMPUR: This year's Thaipusam celebration at Batu Caves has not only attracted millions of devotees but also drawn a significant number of tourists eager to witness the vibrant and spiritual festival.

Feb 3, 2023 · Located 13 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves is a limestone outcrop comprising a series of caves, within one of which is the Sri Subramaniar Temple, a sight to behold with stalactites that shimmer when the sun streams through the opening.

Feb 11, 2025 · KUALA LUMPUR: Around 1.8 million people have visited Batu Caves for Thaipusam celebrations since February 1 up till noon of Tuesday (Feb 11). Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Devasthanam (SMMTD) trustee ...

Jan 18, 2024 · Thaipusam is a Hindu religious festival dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is widely celebrated at prominent temples such as the Batu Caves Subramaniar Temple, the Balathandayuthapani Temple in Penang and Ipoh, Kallumalai temple. With the festival just around the corner, the route for the silver chariot procession is here.

Jan 25, 2024 · This may come as a surprise to many people, but the world's biggest and most colorful Hindu religious festival—Thaipusam—is celebrated in Malaysia's Batu Caves, not in India. Batu Caves is a limestone outcrop just north of Kuala Lumpur and the site of a prominent Hindu temple and shrine.