Blessed offerings for forest-dwelling monks

Act of humility: Devotees placing food in the monks’ bowls during the 2025 Merdeka Blessings organised by Ubom at SMJK Phor Tay in George Town. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Reverence prevailed as thousands of Buddhist devotees knelt, bowed and offered food to monks during the Merdeka Alms-Giving Ceremony.

The Maha Sanghika Dana (mass offerings to the Buddhist monks) event began with a symbolic alms procession featuring 68 forest-­dwelling monks at SMJK Phor Tay in Sungai Dua here.