GEORGE TOWN, Jan 29 — Some 1.5 million Hindu devotees and tourists from within the country and abroad are expected to throng Penang next weekend for the annual Thaipusam celebrations.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 9 — The Thaipusam festival which will be celebrated by Hindus on Jan 18 should be held on a moderate scale so as not to spark off a 'Thaipusam cluster', said Malaysian Hindu Sangam (MHS) president Datuk R.S Mohan Shan.