More than one million devotees throng Batu Caves for Thaipusam

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A sea of Hindu devotees flooded the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple in Batu Caves on Thursday (Jan 25) to fulfil their vows, carrying milk pots and kavadi as acts of atonement.  Read more at http://tinyurl.com/uvrrkezb  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 [Drumming]

00:11 The roads and area surrounding Batu Caves turned yellow

00:14 as thousands of Hindu families and devotees

00:18 clad in traditional yellow attire

00:20 flocked to take part in Taipusam celebrations on Thursday.

00:24 Some arrived in the wee hours of the morning to avoid the crowds.

00:27 [Drumming]

00:40 Devotees were seen at the Batu Caves riverbank

00:43 as early as 7am

00:45 participating in a blessing ceremony called Thirthochava.

00:50 It is considered an integral part of the Taipusam celebration

00:54 which is dedicated to the deity Lord Murugan.

00:57 [Drumming]

01:17 Devotees carrying milk pots and kavadis

01:20 slowly made their way towards the Sri Subramanya Swamy Temple.

01:24 [Drumming]

01:44 Lively and festive Urumi,

01:46 melam drumbeats rang in the air

01:48 paving the way for kavali bearers behind them.

01:51 [Drumming]

02:07 Huge crowds, including tourists,

02:09 gathered along with the kavali procession

02:12 as they made their way to the staircase

02:14 to climb the 272 steps to fulfil their vows.

02:18 This year's celebration seemed more lively

02:21 compared to the previous one after the COVID-19 pandemic.

02:25 [Drumming]

02:33 Temple trustee and information team coordinator

02:36 Datuk N. Sureshkumar

02:38 said around 1.75 million people

02:41 have visited Batu Caves from Wednesday

02:43 till noon on Thursday

02:45 and more are expected to come.

02:47 [Drumming]

02:50 [Silence]

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