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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...

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...

Reports of a million people turned up in Penang as the procession starts on the morning before Thaipusam. 6th February 2012

Thousands of Hindu devotees come to the Lord Murugan temple during the Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Hindu Devotees Celebrate the yearly celebration of Thaipusam at the Batu Caves temple, 20km from Kuala Lumpur City, Malaysia. 7th February 2012.

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...

Thousands of Hindu devotees prayed in front of the Lord Muruga's chariot during the annual Thaipusam festival in the capital. Malaysia. 6th February 2012

The Shree Panchami festival is celebrated in Swayambhu, Kathmandu. Shree Panchami festival is a Hindu festival celebrating Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music and art. 28th Janua...

The month long festival of Magh Mela (Madhav Narayan Brata) and Swasthani Brata begins in Sankhu. The Magh Mela is one of the greatest annual religious affairs for Hindus, and marks the...

The month long festival of Magh Mela (Madhav Narayan Brata) and Swasthani Brata begins in Sankhu. The Magh Mela is one of the greatest annual religious affairs for Hindus, and marks the...

Hindu women dry their sarees in Rameswaram after bathing in the sea. Rameswaram. 21st January 2012

Heralding the season of Spring, Saraswati Puja is being celebrated across the country. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 28th January 2012

The Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary on an island on the river Cauvery between Srirangapatna Mysore, is named after Sri Ranganatha Swamy, an incarnation of Hindu God Vishnu. Mysore India. 2...

10 activists were held protesting against the article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which gives the State of Jammu and Kashmir special status in politics. India. 25th January 2012

Circus Dwarf artists Sanjay and Priya are married inside their circus tent, witnessed by media and colleagues. Pathanamthitta, India. 25th January 2012

A temple elephant gives blessings to pilgrims at Manakula Vinayagar Temple in the former French colonial town of Pondicherry. India. 6th August 2011

Kathakali artists perform on stage at the Sri Vallbha temple in Kerala. Thiruvalla. 5th November 2010