Mobility no barrier for prayers at hilltop temple


Much-needed service: Mangales being helped into a jeep for her ride up to the temple in George Town. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: After 17 years confined to a wheelchair by hip alignment issues, K. Mangales, 59, finally reached the Arulmigu Sri Balathandayuthapani Waterfall Hilltop Temple.

For nearly two decades, she had resigned herself to viewing the temple from afar, often witnessing the vibrant Thaipusam festival only from the back seat of a car.

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