Serving festival visitors in joyous spirit of friendship

A devotee carrying an elaborate and colourful kavadi along Jalan Air Terjun, Penang. — Photos: LIM BENG TATT, CHAN BOON KAI and ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

AMID the joy of giving free drinks and food to the faithful, some of the thaneer panthal (refreshments) stall of Thaipusam in Penang were also about friendship.

Most of the stalls were set up by companies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) but a few were by ex-employees of defunct companies such as Fairchild Semiconductor and Tongkah.