Thaipusam celebration: More people expected this year


Diverse crowd: Monkeys looking for food as visitors climb the steps at Batu Caves.

PETALING JAYA: Some 1.6 million people are expected to attend the Thaipusam celebration in Batu Caves this year, an increase from last year.

Devotees have already started streaming to the temple at the hill over the past two weekends to fulfil their vows, said Sri Maha Mariam­man Temple Devasthanam chairman Tan Sri R. Nadarajah.

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Religion , Thaipusam , Nadarajah , Batu Caves

   

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