Enlightenment: Devotees lighting lotus candles on the eve of Wesak Day at the Mahindarama Buddhist Temple at Jalan Kampar, Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: After a two-year hiatus because of the Covid-19 pandemic, droves of devotees returned to attend physical prayer sessions and took part in rituals to mark the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha.
This year’s Wesak Day celebration also coincided with the 60th year of the occasion being declared a national public holiday in Malaysia.
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