Farewell ritual: Devotees carrying a ceremonial boat ferrying the sacred urn in the inner city procession to the seashore where the vessel is set ablaze and left to drift, signifying the deities’ return to heaven. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Despite the haze breaching unhealthy levels, thousands of devotees thronged various temples to bid farewell to the deities at the end of the nine-day Kew Ong Yeah (Nine Emperor Gods) festival.
Beautifully decorated floats were parked along several streets in the inner city for devotees pay their respects to the deities.
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