Keeping festive traditions alive


Colourful choice: Alagarsamy showing a saree to Premla (carrying son S. Pravin), her daughter S. Harinis Shree and Anjalai in Little India, George Town.

GEORGE TOWN: For the past 11 years, G. Premla would go with her mother-in-law to buy saree in Little India here for Deepavali.

The 36-year-old bridal shop owner said she had always looked forward to celebrating the Festival of Lights ever since she was young as it was the only time she could buy new clothes.

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