Qixi festival sees many praying for love

Colourful celebration: Devotees offering items such as floral water, begonia powder and folded paper flowers to Zhu Sheng Ma, the Mother of Birth and Fertility, as well as to the Seven Sisters, at Seng Hong Beow Temple in George Town. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The annual Qixi festival saw thousands converging at Seng Hong Beow Temple here to celebrate the cultural tradition of searching for true love and soulmates.

Devotees offered floral water, begonia powder, folded paper flowers and many other items to Zhu Sheng Ma, the Mother of Birth and Fertility, as well as to the Seven Sisters (the Emperor of Heaven’s seven daughters) at the temple yesterday.