{"id":7945,"date":"2021-01-24T12:32:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T04:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=7945"},"modified":"2021-01-24T12:32:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T04:32:11","slug":"mkn-gives-nod-to-thaipusam-chariot-procession-in-kl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=7945","title":{"rendered":"MKN gives nod to Thaipusam chariot procession in KL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 \u00a0&#8212; The National Security Council has approved the\u00a0chariot procession\u00a0bearing the statue of\u00a0Lord Murugan\u00a0in conjunction with this year\u2019s Thaipusam celebration, said Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the chariot procession from the Jalan Bandar temple to Batu Caves would take place on\u00a0Jan 27 and\u00a0return on Jan 29, and\u00a0must\u00a0adhere to the conditions and standard operating procedures stipulated by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/c645647ae245bde6f38e9d5d2513cdc7600c499c8b2bc-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"chariot\" class=\"wp-image-7946\" width=\"445\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/c645647ae245bde6f38e9d5d2513cdc7600c499c8b2bc-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/c645647ae245bde6f38e9d5d2513cdc7600c499c8b2bc-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/c645647ae245bde6f38e9d5d2513cdc7600c499c8b2bc-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/c645647ae245bde6f38e9d5d2513cdc7600c499c8b2bc-185x100.jpg 185w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/c645647ae245bde6f38e9d5d2513cdc7600c499c8b2bc-350x189.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/c645647ae245bde6f38e9d5d2513cdc7600c499c8b2bc-800x432.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/c645647ae245bde6f38e9d5d2513cdc7600c499c8b2bc.jpg 1093w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmong the conditions are the&nbsp;chariot cannot make any stops, only 10 people allowed to accompany&nbsp;the procession&nbsp;and no music is&nbsp;allowed,\u201d he said in a Twitter posting tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thaipusam is observed&nbsp;by Hindus&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;full&nbsp;moon day&nbsp;during the&nbsp;Tamil month&nbsp;of \u2018Thai\u2019&nbsp;in the Tamil calendar&nbsp;which falls either in January or February each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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