Gold leaves for statues

Devotees at the Thai Buddhist Chetawan Temple lining up to stick gold leaves on Buddha statue.

SOME 200 devotees at the Thai Buddhist Chetawan Temple in Petaling Jaya, held a ceremony to apply gold leaves on five Buddha statues at the chief abbot’s premises.

The event, to give the statues a gilded makeover, was also participated by 42 monks from Laos, Thailand and Malaysia.