GEORGE TOWN: Thousands of devotees gathered at various temples across Penang to witness the grand send-off of the Nine Emperor Gods on the final night of the festival.
At the Tow Moo Keong Temple in Lebuh Noordin, hundreds of devotees dressed in white assembled for the annual occasion. The procession, which began at around 9pm, was led by 14 devotees who had pierced themselves with skewers as a form of spiritual protection and to seek divine blessings.
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