Thousands visiting Batu Caves to celebrate Thaipusam on Saturday. - YAP CHEE HONG/ The Star.
KUALA LUMPUR: Tens of thousands of devotees have thronged Batu Caves since early Saturday (Feb 8) to celebrate Thaipusam.
They carried brightly-decorated and ornate frames known as kavadi, some decorated with peacock feathers and garlands.
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Photo Gallery: Thaipusam 2020
Thousands visiting Batu Caves to celebrate Thaipusam on Saturday. - YAP CHEE HONG/ The Star.
Malaysian Red Crescent volunteers wearing face mask getting ready for duty at respective hotspots at the Thaipusam celebration in Batu Caves. AZMAN GHANI / The Star
Hindu devotee shaving her head during the Thaipusam celebration in Batu Caves. AZMAN GHANI / The Star
Silver chariot depart from Kovil Veedu at Penang Street in George Town,Penang. Pic by: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star/
Hindu devotees fulfilled their vows by carrying kavadi and pot of milks during the Thaipusam celebration in Batu Caves. AZMAN GHANI / The Star
Crowds during the Thaipusam celebration in Batu Caves. - AZMAN GHANI/The Star
Hindu devotees using a face mask to protect them from Coronavirus infection during the Thaipusam celebration in Batu Caves. AZMAN GHANI / The Star
Thaipusam celebration along Jalan Datuk Keramat in George Town, Penang. Pic by: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
Hindu devotees fulfilled their vows by carrying kavadi and pot of milks during the Thaipusam celebration in Batu Caves. AZMAN GHANI / The Star
Several tourists were seen donning face masks while checking out the Thaipusam festival at the Batu Caves temples. YAP CHEE HONG/ The Star.
Only a handful of devotees wearing face mask during Thaipusam celebration along Jalan Datuk Keramat in George Town, Penang. - ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
G.Loga Karthigeyan (right), G. Kumaran (middle) and R.Arvind (left) with multiple mini paal kodam (silver milk pots) and shells hooked onto his body to mark Thaipusam at George Town, Penang.
Devotees smashing coconut during the Thaipusam celebration in George Town,Penang. - ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
Hindu devotees using a face mask to protect them from Coronavirus infection during the Thaipusam celebration in Batu Caves. AZMAN GHANI / The Star
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