Thaipusam Festival, Johor Bahru
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Murugan (Kartikeya) celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). Murugan is the Hindu god of...
View ArticleJohor Bahru Chingay Parade
The Chingay parade is held of the 21st day of the Chinese New year. In 2014 that will be February 20th. Here are my photos from 2013 Chingay afternoon parade. The afternoon parade starts at 11 AM or so...
View ArticleMasjid Bahagian Kuching
The Bahagian Mosque (“Divisional Mosque”) is located just past the river walk in Kuching. Also known as Kuching City Mosque, the mosque was built in the late 1960s to replace the original State Mosque...
View ArticleSri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple, Kuala Lumpur
The Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple is located at 163 Jalan Tun H.S. Lee Kuala Lumpur, in Chinatown. It is Malaysia’s oldest functioning Hindu temple, dating back to 1873. The current structure was...
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