GEORGE TOWN: That yearly din of at least 100,000 coconuts cracking open as masses of devotees hurl them onto the road before the Thaipusam chariot arrives looks all set to happen again next Wednesday.
Despite calls from NGOs not to overdo it, devotees like housewife D. Paramespery, 60, have readied large numbers to be smashed to express their gratitude to divine powers for answering their prayers.
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