Golden chariot trial run a success


A view of the golden chariot being prepared for the trial run at the hilltop temple in Jalan Kebun Bunga, Penang. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI and ABDULLAH ALIEMRAAN/The Star

THE RM3mil golden chariot successfully completed its first trial run for Thaipusam in about two hours through George Town in the presence of a large throng of devotees seeing it for the first time.

More than 30 devotees pulled the 1.6-tonne chariot for 3km, rolling along rubberised golden wheels, after a delay of two hours.

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