Air Itam hills shine bright like a diamond
Beautiful' and 'glowing like diamonds'.
Those are some of the words used to describe Penang's 112-year-old Kek Lok Si Buddhist temple in Air Itam.
Earlier, the temple's lighting ceremony began about 8pm, with hordes of people gathering to pray and also witness the annual spectacle.
Thousands of LED lights were lit up, accompanied by thundering firecrackers filled the skies with a majestic backdrop of the Air Itam hills.
The lights adorning the temple will be switched on daily until Mar 15 to commemorate the celebration of Chinese New Year that will be celebrated on Feb 19 and 20.
Fireworks colouring the sky adds to the excitement of lighting ceremony at the Kek Lok Si Buddhist temple in Jalan Air Hitam, George Town. It is an annual ceremony to commemorate the celebration of Chinese New Year that will be celebrated on Feb 19 and 20.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
Beautiful' and 'glowing like diamonds'.
Those are some of the words used to describe Penang's 112-year-old Kek Lok Si Buddhist temple in Air Itam.
Earlier, the temple's lighting ceremony began about 8pm, with hordes of people gathering to pray and also witness the annual spectacle.
Thousands of LED lights were lit up, accompanied by thundering firecrackers filled the skies with a majestic backdrop of the Air Itam hills.
The lights adorning the temple will be switched on daily until Mar 15 to commemorate the celebration of Chinese New Year that will be celebrated on Feb 19 and 20.
Fireworks colouring the sky adds to the excitement of lighting ceremony at the Kek Lok Si Buddhist temple in Jalan Air Hitam, George Town. It is an annual ceremony to commemorate the celebration of Chinese New Year that will be celebrated on Feb 19 and 20.
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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