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Not just about ‘kavadi’ and Batu Caves: What is Thaipusam and how did it become massive in Malaysia?
Thaipusam celebration eventually spread to other parts of the country, with the establishment of the Batu Caves temple in 1888 and the Kallumalai Temple in Ipoh, Perak in 1889. The Waterfall ...
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Malaysian barber has shaved heads for 18 years during Thaipusam at Batu Caves
For the past 18 years, barber and grocery store owner Saravanan Ayasamy, 44, has embraced a sacred duty – shaving heads for Thaipusam at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves ...
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Thaipusam prep work kicks off at Batu Caves
THE Batu Caves temple management has begun preparing the Sungai Batu riverbank near the temple for the use of devotees during the upcoming Thaipusam festival, Malaysia Nanban reported. Sri Maha ...
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PM Anwar To Visit Batu Caves Tomorrow - Ramanan
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will visit Batu Caves here tomorrow afternoon ahead of the Thaipusam celebration next Tuesday. Confirming the matter, Deputy ...