It was customary for them to build temples for their patron deity Murugan wherever they settled outside India — such as in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia ...

Hundreds of thousands of Hindus flocked to temples across Malaysia to celebrate the Thaipusam ... when the goddess Parvathi gave her son Lord Murugan a powerful lance to fight evil demons.

A proposed relocation of a Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur to make way for a mosque has continued to spark anger among some members of Malaysia’s Muslim community, who accuse authorities of ...

Last April, musician Sid Sriram surprised the world by closing his Coachella performance—a first for a South Asian—with a passage from 14th-century saint-poet Arunagirinathar’s revered ‘Thiruppugazh’.

Sid Sriram has released 'Sivanar', a fusion music video filmed in Malaysia, marking Warner Music India's focus on promoting non-film Indian language music. Sriram aims to merge traditional sounds with ...