The Batu Caves are one of Malaysia’s most popular tourist attractions. They serve as a religious site for Hindu worshippers and are the focal point of the annual Thaipusam festival every year.

For the past 18 years, barber and grocery store owner Saravanan Ayasamy, 44, has embraced a sacred duty – shaving heads for Thaipusam at the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur.

GOMBAK: Seven roads around Batu Caves will be closed in stages from midnight this Sunday (Feb 9) until Feb 14 in conjunction with the Thaipusam celebration.

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Visit Atlas Obscura for more on Thaipusam at the Batu Caves. Ella Morton is a writer working on The Atlas Obscura , a book about global wonders, curiosities, and esoterica adapted from Atlas Obscura .

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Over 200 individuals wearing white shirts bearing the MIC party logo were among Najib Abdul Razak’s supporters gathered at a Batu Caves temple today. Chants of "Hidup Najib" (Long Live Najib ...

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