FOR years, devotees celebrating Thaipusam at the Arulmigu Sri Balathandayuthapani Waterfall Hilltop Temple in Penang have been making the challenging climb up 513 steps along Jalan Kebun Bunga.

From the shaving of heads to the piercing of flesh, the acts of penance and devotion on display reveal the profound spiritual ...

DESPITE having a lower supply of coconuts this Thaipusam, devotees continued to uphold the ritual of smashing the fruit with ...