**Translation to English:**
**Celebration of Thaipusam in Ipoh, Perak 2024**
The celebration of Thaipusam for the year 2024 in Ipoh, Perak, will take place from January 24, 2024 (Wednesday) to January 27, 2024 (Saturday). Among the main events of the Thaipusam celebration are the chariot procession and Kavadi procession from Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Sungai Pari, Buntong, to Sri Subramaniar Temple in Gunung Cheroh.
**Chariot Procession Details:**
– The chariot procession from Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Sungai Pari, Buntong, to Sri Subramaniar Temple in Gunung Cheroh will commence on January 24, 2024 (Wednesday) at 6:00 AM and is expected to conclude at 12:00 PM. The return procession from Sri Subramaniar Temple, Gunung Cheroh, to Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Sungai Pari, Buntong, will start on January 26, 2024 (Friday) at 4:30 PM and is expected to finish on January 27, 2024 (Saturday) at 9:00 AM.
**Related to this, staged road closures will be implemented during the chariot procession, involving the following roads:**
1. From Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Sungai Pari, Buntong, through Jalan Sungai Pari – Jalan Tun Perak.
2. Jalan Tun Perak – Jalan Lahat.
3. Jalan Lahat – Jalan Perhentian.
4. Jalan Lahat – Jalan Sultan Yusof.
5. Jalan Sultan Yusof – Jalan Sultan Iskandar.
6. Jalan Sultan Idris Shah – Traffic Light Jalan Laxamana.
7. Jalan Sultan Idris Shah – Traffic Light Jalan Musa Aziz.
8. Jalan Datuk Onn Jaafar – Jalan Raja Musa Aziz.
9. Jalan Raja Musa Aziz – Jalan Dato’ Ahmad Said.
10. Jalan Raja Musa Aziz – Hospital Raja Roundabout.
*Note: The return movement of the chariot from Sri Subramaniar Temple, Gunung Cheroh, to Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Sungai Pari, Buntong, will follow the same route.*
**Additionally, the Kavadi procession from Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Sungai Pari, Buntong, to Sri Subramaniar Temple in Gunung Cheroh will commence on January 24, 2024 (Wednesday) from 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM and on January 25, 2024 (Thursday) from 6:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Staged road closures will also be implemented along the following roads:**
1. Jalan Tun Perak.
2. Jalan Lahat.
3. Jalan Sultan Yusof.
4. Jalan Sultan Idris Shah.
5. Jalan Datuk Onn Jaafar.
6. Jalan Raja Musa Aziz.
The Ipoh District Police anticipate the presence of approximately 500,000 visitors during the 4-day Thaipusam celebration in 2024 in Ipoh, Perak. Therefore, the police advise all road users in and around the city to plan their journeys, adhere to traffic police instructions, and be aware of staged road closures during this period.
Source:Polis Daerah Ipoh
