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Devotees throng Tg Tokong temple for first flame-watching ceremony since pandemic began

By JEREMY TAN

Saturday, 04 Feb 2023 | 11:14 PM MYT

Devotee Mah Poh Cheow (right) letting his granddaughter Elizabeth have a closer look at the giant joss sticks. - Photo: LIM BENG TATT / The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Devotees flocked back to the Hai Choo Soo Temple in Tanjung Tokong to witness the first Chneah Hoay (flame-watching) ceremony since the pandemic.

The annual event, which dates back over 200 years, was not held in 2021 and 2022 due to the movement control order (MCO) and concerns about crowd control.

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