Xxxxx: Bandar Prai Jaya Phor Thor committee chairman Sin Sing Tiek (in yellow) and Lim (in pink) sharing a light moment with other committee members and devotees in front of the bronze statue of the deity at the temple.
BUTTERWORTH: Usually, the Tai Su Yeah (king of Hades) image comes in the form of paper effigies but in an environmentally-friendly approach, a temple here has brought in a bronze statue from Quanzhou in China.
The 4.5m bronze statue, touted as the tallest in the country, has been brought in for the Hungry Ghost Festival which starts on Tuesday.
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