Hindu devotees carry milk pots in a procession to Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple to celebrate the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Hindus celebrated Thaipusam, a big annual religious festival celebrated by the Hindu community, on Tuesday.
The day is dedicated to the Lord Murugan as pilgrims flock temples to fulfill vows, make wishes and give thanks to the Hindu God.
A child gets his hair cut in a barber shop as Hindu devotees celebrate the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
A Hindu devotee cleans himself to celebrate the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2022. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
Hindu devotees perform a religious ritual to celebrate the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
A child gets his hair cut in a barber shop as Hindu devotees celebrate the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2022. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
A Hindu devotee cleans himself to celebrate the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
A man gets his hair cut in a barber shop as Hindu devotees celebrate the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 18, 2022. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)■
