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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 As mentioned in Part 0, we reached the Sri Bala Subramaniar Swamy temple at about 6.45am. We walked along the road towards the temple, and to my surprise, there was no crowd. As you can see in the photos, the roads were near empty. » Read more: Thaipusam Day Part 1
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Yeah, I know, Part 0 sounds weird. I am thinking in terms of a prologue, a background to this year’s Thaipusam celebration. This year is not like any other year before it. Due to Hindraf and the rise of Makkal Sakthi, there are calls to boycott Batu Caves. This follows the action of the temple committee to call the police when HINDRAF rally participants gathered at Batu Caves on the night before the rally (24/11). This is like adding fuel to fire, since the committee has been repeatedly accused of misusing temple funds for so long.
| Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe to poobalan.com by Email Looks like Kedah and Malacca have to wait for another year (and also wait for election result!).
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Meanwhile, Kedah has said it may declare Thaipusam a public holiday next year. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said in Alor Star that the state would not consider making it a holiday this year because there was not enough time to do so. “We have to seek approval from the Sultan of Kedah first. “It also involves some paperwork. The decision also has to be made at the state executive council meeting and it may take some time,” he said. » Read more: Kedah and Malacca Thaipusam holiday maybe next year
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