A temple committee member lighting candles on the last day of the Nine Emperor Gods Festival at the Tow Boo Kong Temple in Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
THE annual Nine Emperor Gods Festival came to an end after nine days that saw devotees observing a strict vegetarian diet and performing their prayer obligations.
At the Tow Boo Kong Temple in Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth, the festival’s traditions continued to be upheld through rituals and prayers although there were fewer people this year.
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Devotees are allowed into the temple only on the last day of the nine-day festival.
A devotee placing joss sticks outside the Tow Boo Kong Temple in Jalan Raja Uda.
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