No, it’s not in Hong Kong – Asia’s longest escalator is in mainland China, but a new effort planned for Malaysia’s Batu Caves, packed with people this week for the Thaipusam festival, might come close.
Hundreds of thousands of Hindus celebrated the annual Thaipusam festival on Thursday, gathering in temples across Malaysia, with many displaying their devotion by piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers.Thaipusam is also celebrated in India and Singapore and other areas with large Hindu Tamil communities, but is marked with particular zest in multi-cultural Malaysia.
Malaysians are marking Thaipusam Festival in a colourful and dramatic celebration that includes ritual, dance and striking acts of devotion. These take place in a limestone cave landscape that echoes with the sound of prayer and the footsteps of millions of devotees as dawn breaks. Thaipusam, which is also celebrated in India, Sri Lanka, and Singapore, commemorates Lord Murugan's victory over the demon Soorapadman and serves as a divine reminder of the triumph of good over evil through the holy
Festivals News: Thai Pusam is a Hindu Tamil festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu and South India to honor Lord Murugan's victory over Surapadman. The festival involves v