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🚩“ Malaysian Hindus defy virus fears to mark festival. ”
Giant Kavadi offering cages are carried by Hindu devotees in a procession during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves, outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Saturday, February 8, 2020 (AP)
BATU CAVES: Hindus gathered in temples across Malaysia on Saturday to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers, despite concerns about the deadly Massive crowds descended on the Batu Caves temple complex on the outskirts of capital Kuala Lumpur to participate in the event, where Hindus showcase their devotion to the deity Lord Murugan.
Worshippers walked barefoot up 272 steps to reach the temple - an important religious site for Tamil Hindus - armed with gifts
including milk pots which are eventually smashed as offerings.
Giant Kavadi offering cages are carried by Hindu devotees in a procession during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves, outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Saturday, February 8, 2020 (AP)
BATU CAVES: Hindus gathered in temples across Malaysia on Saturday to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers, despite concerns about the deadly Massive crowds descended on the Batu Caves temple complex on the outskirts of capital Kuala Lumpur to participate in the event, where Hindus showcase their devotion to the deity Lord Murugan.
Worshippers walked barefoot up 272 steps to reach the temple - an important religious site for Tamil Hindus - armed with gifts
including milk pots which are eventually smashed as offerings.