High-tech process to speed up ritual

Shorter wait: Thaipusam devotees at the Murugan temple in Batu Caves this year will have their milk offerings pumped to a pot (right) inside the main temple in a bid to ease congestion.

Thaipusam has gone high-tech as the milk offering at the Batu Caves temple will be pumped into a pot to save time and ease congestion.

Devotees can pour the paal abishegam’or milk offering into 1,300 litre stainless steel tanks which will be funnelled to a pot placed over the vel (spear) at the main Murugan temple in Batu Caves.