The gold chariot bearing the idol of Hindu god Lord Murugan leaves a temple to mark the start of Thaipusam, an annual festival representing the struggle between good and evil, on Penang Island, Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Thousands of people attended the annual procession celebrated by devotees in honor of the Hindu god to express their gratitude, fulfill vows, and perform penance. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





A priest offers prayer on the gold chariot bearing the idol of Hindu god Lord Murugan during Thaipusam, an annual festival representing the struggle between good and evil, on Penang Island, Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Thousands of people attended the annual procession celebrated by devotees in honor of the Hindu god to express their gratitude, fulfill vows, and perform penance. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





A Hindu devotee gets his tongue pierced with a metal rod during the Thaipusam festival celebrations at Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thursday, January 25, 2024. Thaipusam, which is celebrated in honor of Hindu god Lord Murugan, is an annual procession by Hindu devotees seeking blessings, fulfilling vows and offering thanks. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





This image taken with a slow shutter speed shows Hindu devotees climbs the 272 stairs to towards the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on January 25, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of Hindus celebrated the annual Thaipusam festival on January 24, gathering in temples across Malaysia, with many displaying their devotion by piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





People visit a dragon lantern decoration with energy-saving LED lights ahead of the lunar new year at the Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen temple in Jenjarom, some 50 kilometres southwest of Kuala Lumpur on January 26, 2024. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





A full moon is seen with a dragon lantern decoration in the foreground, prepared for the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration at Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Buddhist Temple in Jenjarom, Malaysia on January 26, 2024. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)





Members of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party wait outside the Palace of Justice, background, as they await the Federal Court's decision on Kelantan state's sharia law criminal enactment, in Putrajaya, Malaysia Friday, February 9, 2024. Malaysia's top court Friday struck down over a dozen Shariah-based state laws, saying they encroached on federal authority, a decision denounced by Islamists who fear it could undermine religious courts across the country. (Photo by AP Photo)





People take picture with a decorative dragon lantern during a Lunar New Year celebration at Thean Hou Temple on February 09, 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Chinese New Year in Malaysia is marked by family gatherings, festive adornments and traditional rituals embodying a spirit of hope and renewal for the year ahead, and aims to bring joy and prosperity to all while fostering a sense of unity and hope for a successful Year of the Dragon. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)





Malaysian ethnic Chinese pray on the first day of Lunar New Year's holidays at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Saturday, February 10, 2024. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 10 this year, marking the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese zodiac. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Malaysian ethnic Chinese pray on the first day of Lunar New Year's holidays at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Saturday, February 10, 2024. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





People take photos with God of Wealth after a Lunar New Year celebration at Thean Hou Temple on February 10, 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Chinese New Year in Malaysia is marked by family gatherings, festive adornments and traditional rituals embodying a spirit of hope and renewal for the year ahead, and aims to bring joy and prosperity to all while fostering a sense of unity and hope for a successful Year of the Dragon. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)





God of Wealth arrives at the Lunar New Year celebration at Thean Hou Temple on February 10, 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Chinese New Year in Malaysia is marked by family gatherings, festive adornments and traditional rituals embodying a spirit of hope and renewal for the year ahead, and aims to bring joy and prosperity to all while fostering a sense of unity and hope for a successful Year of the Dragon. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)





A Buddhist devotee holds an oil lamp in a shape of a lotus flower as he offers prayers during a Lunar New Year celebration at Thean Hou Temple on February 09, 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Chinese New Year in Malaysia is marked by family gatherings, festive adornments and traditional rituals embodying a spirit of hope and renewal for the year ahead, and aims to bring joy and prosperity to all while fostering a sense of unity and hope for a successful Year of the Dragon. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)





A member of a China Acrobatics troupe performs during the Lunar New Year celebration at Thean Hou Temple on February 10, 2024, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Chinese New Year in Malaysia is marked by family gatherings, festive adornments and traditional rituals embodying a spirit of hope and renewal for the year ahead, and aims to bring joy and prosperity to all while fostering a sense of unity and hope for a successful Year of the Dragon. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)





Hindu devotees and visitors walk up the colorful 272 steps to the Batu Caves Temple outside Kuala Lumpur in Gombak, Malaysia, 21 February 2024. An escalator will be built at Batu Caves this year as an alternative to the 272 steps to reach the Sri Subramaniar cave temple, which is more accessible to the disabled and elderly visitors. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA)





Names of crew members and passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are displayed during a remembrance event marking the 10th anniversary of its disappearance, in Subang Jaya, Malaysia on March 3, 2024. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)





A woman writes well messages on the message board during the tenth annual remembrance event at a shopping mall, in Subang Jaya, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 3, 2024. Ten years ago, a Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, had disappeared March 8, 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with over 200 people on board. (Photo by FL Wong/AP Photo)





Visitors look at the wreckage of an aircraft believed to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 during a remembrance event marking the 10th anniversary of its disappearance, in Subang Jaya, Malaysia on March 3, 2024. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)





Kids stand amongst Muslim women who are performing the mass prayer of Tarawih during the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Seremban, Malaysia, on March 11, 2024. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)





A muslim women walks in front of Putra Mosque during sunset ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Monday, March 11, 2024. During Ramadan, Muslims worldwide will observe fasting, abstaining from foods, sеx and smoking from dawn to dusk. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)