Hindu Festivals & Rituals

Hindus Celebrate Thaipusam in Malaysia With Traditional Fervor

Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by Tamil population. It is one of the most popular Hindu festivals in Malaysia and is celebrated by all regardless of their religion.

Like every year Hindus celebrated Thaipusam in Malaysia by piercing their bodies with metal spikes and hooks. This may look gut churning to some but is regarded as a way to pray to Lord Murga for prosperous year.
An except from CNN story:

Beating drums accompany hundreds of thousands of Hindu worshippers as they inch their way toward the entrance of the Batu caves just north of Malaysia’s capital for the festival of Thaipusam.

The festival is celebrated under a full moon and many Hindus come to ask Lord Muruga for good health and peace for the year, to help them find a job or to cure a sick relative.

Thaipusam 2010:

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Hindu organizations call for festivals to be respected

Hindu organizations in Guyana have issued a strong appeal to entertainment promoters to desist from associating Hindu religious observances with events that venerate and sell alcohol.

Making the appeal were the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, the Guyana Pandits’ Council, the Guyana Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha, Guyana Central Arya Samaj, Guyana Maha Kali Organisation, Hare Krishna Iskon Movement and Guyana Sevashram Sangha, a news release stated.

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