A celebration of piety and spirituality

Devotees breaking coconuts while offering prayers along Jalan Datuk Keramat in George Town, Penang. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB, SS KANESAN and IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

A SEA of Hindu devotees clad in traditional yellow attire filled major Lord Muruga temples in the country as they came to pray and fulfil their vows during Thaipusam.

With loud chants of “vel vel vetri vel” (victory) or “vel vel Muruga” (glory unto Muruga) all around them, the devotees walked barefoot in the temple grounds, carrying milk pots or kavadi.