Sea off Teluk Bahang lights up during temple festival


GEORGE TOWN: The sea off Teluk Bahang was flickering with thousands of lights as devotees, who attended the Masi Magam Theppe Thiruvilla (floating chariot) festival, released different shape of floats into the sea.

Some 70,000 devotees attended the festival yesterday which is held annually by the 118-year-old Sri Singamuga Kaliamman Temple in Teluk Bahang.

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