Ten of thousands of pilgrims, some with skewered cheeks, gathered Wednesday for a Hindu festival dampened this year by a boycott among ethnic Indian activists discontent over the government's treatment of minorities.
After overnight prayers and preparations, pilgrims carrying kavadis _heavy frames decorated with beads and peacock feathers _ and brass pots with offerings of milk marched in processions to Hindu temples across the country to celebrate the Thaipusam festival.
But the main procession and prayers, which normally see nearly 1 million people gather at Sri Subamaniar Swamy Temple inside the limestone Batu Caves near Malaysia's biggest city, Kuala …
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