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We reached Batu Caves at 9.45am, via Jalan Kuching. Missed the parking area, so had to go around the roundabout again to park near the Petronas station. First indication that the crowd was less is the available parking spaces at the paid areas. So, I thought what the heck, might as well look for free parking area 🙂 » Read more: Thaipusam Day Part 2
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email I seriously doubt there were 500,000 since morning to noon. Since I was there from 10am till 2pm, I think maybe 100,000 is more likely. Unlike previous years were there will be terrible crowd everywhere in the temple compound, this time the crowd were only from about 20 meters from the stairs till the inside of the cave. » Read more: Samy estimate one million people
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Reports from JB – (Dhana and Chandran) – more crowd than usual at Dhandayupani temple during the day. Temple chairman says 3 times more crowd.
Report from Kuala Selangor temple (Mrs Rajes family) – very large crowd as compared to previous years since morning. Ratham came at 6pm. » Read more: Thaipusam Batu Caves Boycott Success!
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Well, you can’t argue much with this proof.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23:
For the first time in 40 years, the Divine Life Society (DLS) has actually been forced to throw away the free food it gives out during the Thaipusam celebrations at Batu Caves. The DLS ashram, located next to the Batu Caves temple, prepared food for 20,000 people but the lower-than-expected turnout meant some of the food would have been wasted. » Read more: Less Batu Caves crowd leaves DLS with extra food
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email I was at Port Klang this morning between 6.45am and 9am, there were about 30 people at the HINDRAF panthal. » Read more: Hindraf Supporters also fasting
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