Devotees flock to temple to see divine flames


Good times ahead: Devotees watching and taking photos of the flames at the Ban Ka Lan Snake Temple in Bayan Lepas. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The annual flame-watching ritual drew a steady stream of devotees to the Ban Ka Lan Snake Temple in Bayan Lepas, where flames are believed to foretell Penang’s economic outlook.

Known as “chneah hoay” in Hokkien, the ceremony interprets divine signs based on the stability, brightness and strength of three bursts of flames, each representing a four-month cycle.

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