Thaipusam celebrations scaled down for second year due to Covid-19


KUALA LUMPUR: The Thaipusam celebration on Tuesday (Jan 18) at the Sri Subramaniar temple in Batu Caves, Malaysia will be a subdued affair for the second year in a row, instead of drawing in the thousands of devotees and tourists it used to.

The only consolation is that the sight of 'paal koodam' bearers in yellow carrying milk pots and the chariot procession, albeit in a limited scale, provides some indication of the celebration.

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