KUALA LUMPUR, January 21, 2022 (The Star): The Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves has opened the door for Hindus who did not have the opportunity to fulfill their vows to do so even though the Thaipusam celebration ended last Tuesday (January 18). Speaking to Bernama, its Trustee, Datuk N. Sivakumar, said the temple was making all preparations for Hindu devotees to pay their vows, including bringing paal koodam (milk pot offering) and kavadi and shaving their hair as penance for answered prayers until January 30. He added that all prayer ceremonies in conjunction with Thaipusam would maintain the standard operating procedures (SOP) under Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) and the public do not have to register online for any ceremonies.
Hindus celebrated Thaipusam on Jan 18 during Thai which is the 10th month in the Tamil calendar, to commemorate the event of Lord Murugan receiving a sacred spear (Vel) from his mother Goddess Parvati to vanquish the evil Soorapadman and restore prosperity and well-being of the people. The government had set several SOPs for Thaipusam celebration this year (on Jan 19) including disallowing kavadi, limiting the number of devotees entering the temple grounds to 9,000 and prayer ceremonies of 18 sessions with a maximum of 500 per session. [Normal attendance would be in the hundreds of thousands a day.]
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