Drawing visitors who seek blessings


Giant candles lit at the temples altar.

THE 150-year-old Kon Yin Temple in Gopeng is famous for the Song Zi Guan Yin deity (Goddess of Mercy) among devotees who seek her blessings especially for a child.

Kon Yin is the Hakka pronounciation for Guan Yin in the predominantly Hakka community in Gopeng, and the temple is located about 15km from Ipoh.

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