Floating procession attracts 25,000


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 07 Mar 2004

PENANG: A floating chariot procession at the Teluk Bahang coast here attracted some 25,000 Hindu devotees last night. 

The Masi Masam Theppa Thiruvila (floating chariot festival) procession, believed to be the only one of its kind in the region, was held in the waters fronting the Sri Singamuga Kaliamman Temple, next to the Penang Mutiara Beach Resort. 

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