Larger crowd expected for Wesak procession


Lim (left) checking the bulbs on the Wheel of Dhammachakka (Law of Karma) that will be paraded during the Wesak Day procession. — Photos: Buletin Mutiara

MORE than 20,000 devotees are expected to line Penang’s streets to catch the Wesak Day procession on May 4.

Penang Wesak Celebrations Committee secretary Datuk Lim Gim Hin said it was glad to be able to hold the procession after a lapse of three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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