{"id":11659,"date":"2026-03-03T23:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tourismperakmalaysia.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=11659"},"modified":"2026-03-03T23:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:12:47","slug":"thaipusam","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.tourismperakmalaysia.com\/my\/event\/thaipusam\/","title":{"rendered":"Thaipusam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tFebruari 1\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__all-day\">All day<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tourismperakmalaysia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Thaipusam-in-Perak-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Thaipusam in Perak\" class=\"wp-image-5609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tourismperakmalaysia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Thaipusam-in-Perak-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tourismperakmalaysia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Thaipusam-in-Perak-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tourismperakmalaysia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Thaipusam-in-Perak-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tourismperakmalaysia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Thaipusam-in-Perak-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tourismperakmalaysia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Thaipusam-in-Perak-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.tourismperakmalaysia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Thaipusam-in-Perak.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thaipusam in Perak. Photo: Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATIONAL CELEBRATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experience the awe-inspiring Thaipusam festival, celebrated predominantly by the Tamil community in Perak. 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