Decent burial: Murugiah showing social media photos of funeral services arranged by the Penang Hindu Association.
GEORGE TOWN: When a person dies and no next of kin comes forward to claim the body in Penang, P. Murugiah and his group of about 20 friends step in to give the deceased a dignified send-off.
For two decades, they have been cleaning and clothing the bodies before administering funeral rites and burying or cremating them.
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