CHANTS of “Vel! Vel!” filled the air as thousands of devotees flocked to the hilltop temple in Penang to fulfil their vows and offer thanksgiving prayers to Lord Muruga.
Despite the hot weather since morning, the kavadi bearers and those carrying milk pots started their journey before sunrise, walking towards the Arulmigu Balathanda-yuthapani hilltop temple on Water-fall Road — the annual gathering place for Thaipusam.
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