Qing Ming prayers by proxy

Paying respects: Filepic showing monks leading a prayer ceremony at the Than Hsiang Temple in Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: In an effort to ease the backlog of Qing Ming obligations and assist families in paying respects to the deceased, a temple in Bayan Lepas is offering to hold ancestor veneration ceremonies for a fee.

Than Hsiang Temple ceremony coordinator Chan Chee Keong said those whose ancestors had a tablet or ashes within the temple could now request for ancestor veneration to be performed on their behalf.