The Chetti community are a unique hybrid community that practises Malay and Indian traditions.
It is barely a week before Deepavali, and Devi Pitchay is busy preparing her family’s must-haves for the celebrations, such as murukku, love letters and kuih bahulu.
Devi’s festive offerings reflect the Malay and Chinese influences her community has assimilated from the 16th century. She belongs to the Indian Peranakan or Chetti community from Melaka.
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