Hundreds of traditional dancers, drummers, decorated elephants and Buddhist monks took part in the procession that was held on the full moon. 7th February 2012
The Hindu festival of Thaipusam, which commemorates the day when Goddess Pavarthi gave her son Lord Muruga an invincible lance with which he destroyed evil demons, was celebrated by som...
Women take keen interest in fabrics at a stall on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the Grand Trade Festival, which is organized by the Women's Chamber of Commerce and Indust...
Celebrating Tai Poosam Festival on a full moon night, Goddess Apitakuchambika, consort of Lord Shiva, is taken in procession on a magnificently decorated float, built at a cost of USD 2...
Hindu devotees celebrated Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur as thousands of Hindus, who comprise over eight percent of the population, participated in the annual thanks...
The Hindu festival of Thaipusam, celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon day in the Tamil calendar, took place in honour of the deity Lord Murugan. Georgetown, Malaysi...
The Italian and Palestinian women's U19 national teams face off in Hebron. The match ended in a 7-0 win for the Italian team. Palestinian Territory. 7th February 2012
Actor Jason Segel, "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", "The Muppets", was chosen as Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Man of the Year, 2012,and give...
Taoist Devotees held a "Wang Kang" procession through Malacca Town, south of Kuala Lumpur. The procession is held around town to collect lost souls, for them to rest in peace ...
Kala Ghoda is an annual street festival which takes place in Mumbai, between the 1st and 2nd weekends of February. Events include art installations, puppet shows and traditional dances....
The Lantern Festival (also known as the Yuanxiao Festival or Shangyuan Festival in China; Chap Goh Meh Festival in Indonesia, took place in Bogor, approximately two weeks after the star...
Thousands of people participated in the annual Hindu thanksgiving festival in which devotees subject themselves to painful rituals in a demonstration of faith and penance, held in the c...
Thousands of Malaysian Hindu devotees participated in the annual celebration of Thaipusam at the Batu Caves temple 30 km outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 7th February 2012
Thousands of Hindus, who comprise over eight percent of Malaysia's 28 million total population, participated in the annual Hindu thanksgiving festival in the capital at the Batu Ca...
Her Majesty the Queen renewed her vow to serve as monarch as she made a low-key start to five months of diamond jubilee celebrations marking her 60 years on the throne. A 62-gun salute ...
Taoist devotees burn a barge for the Wang Kang Festival in Pulau Melaka. It was said that a day after the Wang Kang is burnt, the temple doors will be closed for three days. Malaysia. 6...
Chinese artists perform a cultural program to mark the Chinese Spring Festival welcoming the Chinese year of the Dragon in Kathmandu. This program was organized on the theme of "Ne...
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