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Thaipusam Festival kick off in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hindu devotees heading to the Hindu shrine inside the Cave as they are carrying pots of milk as an offering to the gods. To mark this day, Hindus devotees pierce different part of their body with various metal skewers and carry pots of milk on their heads along couple of kilometers to celebrate the honor of Lord Subramaniam (Lord Murugan) in the Batu Caves, one of the most popular shrine outside India and the focal point to celebrate the Thaipusam Festival in Malaysia. Thaipusam is an annual Hindu festival, observed on the day of the full moon during the Tamil month of Thai, it is also a public holiday for many people. (Photo by Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#1016117
Date Taken	23 January 2016
Location	N/A
Photographer	Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto
Category	Religion and Belief
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Guillaume Payen/NurPhoto

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