Raising the red lanterns

Workers putting up traditional Chinese lanterns and LED lights at the Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang. Photos: GARY CHEN/The Star

SHUTTERBUGS and tourists take note! Kek Lok Si Temple is once again the island’s glowing gem of faith and festivity.

Every evening after 7pm until Feb 3, electrical engineers will make this hillside temple shine with tens of thousands of LED and neon lights, not to mention traditional Chinese lanterns.