Final touches: Volunteers preparing the two-tonnekavadi chariot worth RM40,000 bearing the Goddess Maha-mariamman and several other deities in Butterworth. Photo: ASRI ABDUL GHANI
THE sight of four cousins who had 80 hooks pierced on their backs pulling a two-tonne chariot kavadi bearing a mixture of Hindu and Chinese deities was certainly captivating.
The 6.4m-high kavadi featured Lord Anjaneyar, Lord Shiva and Goddess Sivasakthi, and several other deities including two Kuan Yin statues.
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