Snake temple all abuzz again

Slither and smile: Saw (left) and her family members posing with two snakes at the temple in Bayan Lepas. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: After two years, the famous snake temple in Bayan Lepas was teeming with people as thousands of devotees and visitors came to celebrate the birthday of the deity Chor Soo Kong.

The birthday of the deity, which falls on the sixth day of Chinese New Year, saw the worshippers offering prayers, fruits, joss sticks and other items at the Ban Ka Lan Snake Temple.