Tens of thousands of devotees braved a scorching sun to pay obeisance to Hindu deity Lord Murugan and to received his blessings on Thaipusam at Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur. People began thronging the place since Saturday.
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Malaysia may declare holiday for Tamil festival
Image: A Hindu devotee carries a Kavadi offering cage as he waits to take part in a procession on February 8 in Singapore where Hindu devotees gather to celebrate Thaipusam, celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai. The rituals held during Thaipusam banned in India, is celebrated in cities throughout Malaysia, as well as in Singapore and Sri Lanka.
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