Chinese temple to celebrate anniversaries

Temple to celebrate anniversaries with Guan Yin parade

A GRAND procession will be the highlight when Than Hsiang Temple celebrates the 25th anniversary of its Buddhist Welfare Asso- ciation and Enlightenment Anniversary of Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin) Bodhisattva.

Event organising committee chairman Chan Kean Teong said the 6.2km procession, believed to be held for the first time in the southwest district in Penang, would feature 10 floats.

It will leave the temple in Bayan Lepas at 6.30pm tomorrow before passing Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Jalan Mahsuri, Jalan Tun Dr Awang and Jalan Tengah. Then it will return to the temple.

He said at least 2,000 participants were expected for the event scheduled to end at 10pm. Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng will launch the event.

“We welcome everyone to join us for this auspicious occasion,” Chan said.

A launching ceremony of a comme-morative gold medallion of Guan Yin Bodhisattva will be held in conjunction with the celebration at 5.30pm the same day.

Chan said the medallion, priced at RM2,200 and bearing the image of Guan Yin with a mantra inscribed on the reverse side, would make a fine gift.

He added that a compassion repentance chanting session was scheduled to be held at the temple at 8pm today.

-News courtesy of The Star-