THE century-old annual festival of Manmathan drew thousands of devotees and visitors from around the country to Kampung Baru Ampar Tenang in Dengkil, Selangor, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Manmathan, who is also known as Kamadevan, is the Hindu god of love and passion. Rathi is his consort and female counterpart.
The village in Dengkil is the only known Indian community in the country which celebrates the festival for this godly loving couple.
The 14-day festival was held in a temporary temple constructed near the Mariamman Temple.
> Farmers in Tamil Nadu dumped hundreds of litres of milk on the streets in a protest demanding higher payments, Malaysia Nanban also reported.
Over the past few months, farmers in the South Indian state have been urging the state government to increase the rates paid to them by state-owned cooperative Aavin, which pays seven rupees (38 sen) per litre. The farmers are demanding 10 rupees (54 sen) per litre
After no progress was made in talks, farmers in many districts began to stage protests. Contracted farmers in Madurai supply 186,200 litres of milk daily to the cooperative.
● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
