Devotees observe Thaipusam at century-old hilltop temple in Melaka


MELAKA: Dozens of devotees observed Thaipusam at a century-old hilltop temple dedicated to Lord Murugan in Simpang Bekok, about 50km from here.

The 49-year-old keeper of Sri Valli Thevasena Sri Subramaniar Temple, N. Nageswara Rao said some 150 devotees decided to fulfil their vow at the temple that is situated deep inside an oil-palm estate in Pondok Batang, Simpang Bekok in Jasin, here.

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