Festive preparation: Veerappan (left) and trustee A. Lekshmanan showing the silver chariot for Thaipusam during a press conference at 138 Penang Street in George Town.
GEORGE TOWN: The Thaipusam celebration here will witness a show of unity with the two chariots arriving by 1am on Feb 8 at the two main temples that observe the festival.This consensus came about following complaints by devotees for the past three years that the silver chariot and the golden chariot would arrive late at the separate temples.
Since 2017, the Thaipusam procession here involved two chariots after the Penang Hindu Endowment Board (PHEB) decided to roll out the golden chariot, breaking a 164-year tradition of the silver chariot as the only one for the occasion.
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