KUALA LUMPUR: Thaipusam festival was celebrated on a grand scale across the country today as hundreds of thousands of Hindus gathered in temples to display their devotion.
The air of festivities was felt not only at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves here, but also in Perak, Penang and Sarawak where a sea of devotees flooded the temples as early as 8am to fulfil their vows.
Thaipusam is a day commemorating the event where Goddess Parvati presented a sacred spear to her son Lord Murugan to defeat the evil forces of Soorapadman and restore prosperity and well-being to humanity.
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