More than 2,500 devotees throng 'thaneer panthal' set up by two hotels

Prakash with the hotels’ human resources director Kumaresan Vengadeson (in blue shirt) distributing food to the devotees visiting the thaneer panthal in Jalan Datuk Keramat.

GEORGE TOWN: More than 2,500 devotees thronged the thaneer panthal (refreshment stall) set up by the Sunway Hotel Georgetown and Sunway Hotel Seberang Jaya in Jalan Datuk Keramat for the annual Thaipusam chariot procession on Wednesday (Jan 24).

The devotees enjoyed a feast featuring rice, potato peratal, pumpkin, and assorted gravies.