Devotees throng temple to pray for blessings


Offerings of the faithful: Devotees burning incenses sticks as they pray for a bright future in the coming year at a temple in Jalan Ipoh on the eve the Lunar New Year. — S.S.KANESAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The Thean Hou temple was abuzz with anticipation and joy as devotees waited to usher in the Year of the Pig.

Crowds swelled to the thousands on Chinese New Year Eve as devotees made their way there to pray for blessings in the new year.

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