RELIGIOUS AND FAITH OF INDIANS IN MALAYSIA

Before I start with numerous interesting Indian festivals, first of all I would like to begin with the religion and faith of Indians in Malaysia. In the Indian community, which is mostly consists of Tamils, Malayalees, and Telugus; Hinduism is the main faith, followed by Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism and Islam.

The practice of Hinduism in the Malay Peninsular rose with the first wave of people that arrived from the Indian subcontinent during the reign of the Chola King, Rajaraja Chola. Hinduism is the most practiced religion amongst the Tamils, including both the major Hindu and Tamil pantheon of deities. 

On the other hand, Christianity is practiced by a substantial minority of Tamil people and they belong to many different denominations. Christianity has been in Tamilakkam or the Tamil nation since the time of St. Thomas, an apostle of Christ. The Marthoma Church of Kerala traces its roots from this period. After him, came the Portuguese who introduced Catholicism, then the British who introduced the Protestant denominations. In Malaysia, most of the Indian Christians are Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran and Evangelical. Amongst the Malayalee community, Catholicism and the Marthoma Church are particularly strong.

On top of that, Sikhism is practiced by many Punjabis. Most of the Indian Muslim community has been absorbed into the larger Malay community due to their common religious background, with a substantially high level of assimilation and intermarriage between the communities, rendering the estimated 200,000 figure for the Indian-Muslim community to be generally understated. In Malaysia, Tamil Muslims are often referred to as 'Mamaks' while Malayalee Muslims are known as 'Kakas' or 'Malabaris'.

 That's all for their religion. Stay tuned for more info regarding their festivalsssssss :)