Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the tamil community. The festival commemorates both the birthday of LordMurugan, the youngest son of shiva and pravati , and the occasion when pravati gave Murugan a vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon soorapadman .

In Malaysia Thaipusam festival celebrate in temples. One of the biggest and most famous celebrations is at Batu Caves.

Just on a short distance from Kuala Lumpur. To reach the Cave you must climb 272 steps. Batu Caves is actually a cave that consists of three caves, formed by the massive limestone natural formations.
The most impressive and largest of the three caves is the Temple Cave. Thaipusam is also celebrated in this form in Singapore, Thailand, Mauritius and other countries where Tamil workers migrated.