Thaipusam

2023 - 1 - 30

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Ipoh 'kavadi' makers and bearers relieved things are back to normal ... (Malay Mail)

IPOH, Jan 30 — Kavadi makers and bearers here are relieved there will be no restrictions this Thaipusam after the ceremony was banned last year due to ...

The LED kavadi could cost up to RM40,000,” he said. “The most expensive one is usually the kavadi that has LED. Similarly, some kavadi makers will also fast 48 days while making the kavadi. They’re not willing to take the risk like others,” he said. We are at the final phase now. Work only started two weeks ago after getting permission from the temple president,” he said.

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Bursa Malaysia to close for Federal Territory Day, Thaipusam holidays (The Star Online)

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia Bhd and its subsidiaries will be closed for the public holidays in conjunction with Federal Territory Day and Thaipusam.

The stock market will resume operations on the day following each holiday. In a statement, the stock exchange operator said the observed market holidays will be on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023, and Monday, Feb 6, 2023, respectively. [Bursa Malaysia Bhd](/business/marketwatch/stocks/?qcounter=BURSA) [ and its subsidiaries will be closed for the public holidays in conjunction with Federal Territory Day and Thaipusam.](http://charts.thestar.com.my/?s=BURSA)

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Malaysian musician repairs 50 traditional Indian drums as ... (The Star Online)

From Banting, Selangor, Sathiya Moorthy Kandasamy is one of the few urumi melam menders in the country.

“Female goat hide is thinner and helps to bring out the high pitched sound of the urumi. “Learning to play traditional music and repair folk instruments is part of our heritage. “The goat hide is left to air dry for a few days. Metal rods and strings are used to tighten the skin to raise it to the right pitch,” says Sathiya, who also orders goat hide from Chennai, India. Then, the hair is removed using a sharp bamboo stick and vibhuti (Hindu holy ash). These drums, together with the jalra (small hand cymbals), are part of the urumi melam, a set of traditional instruments played at religious occasions like Thaipusam and Chitra Pournami, a full moon festival.

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