Located along Victoria Street and built in 1878, Boon San Tong Khoo Kongsi is is one of the two ancestral temples which belong to the Khoo clan in Penang.
Penang Perspective: Boon San Tong Khoo Kongsi
Category: George Town / Island
Penang Perspective: Sia Boey Urban Archaeological Park
George Town Street View: A Temple of lanterns
The old Kuan Yin Temple (also known locally as Kuan Im Teng, or the Goddess of Mercy’s Temple), which is located at Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (formerly Pitt Street) in George Town.
Armenian Street View during CNY
Hean Boo Thean Temple on the Waters
The Hean Boo Thean Temple, nearby the clan jetties at Weld Quay, George Town.
2022 Chinese New Year Decorations at Armenian Street (Lebuh Armenian)
Chinese New Year decorations within the public park in Armenian Street. This year’s Chinese Lunar New Year marks the Year of the Tiger according to Chinese traditional beliefs.
Carnarvon Street (Lebuh Carnarvon) Shophouses
Traditional style red lanterns on sale at the shops along Carnarvon Street as Chinese New Year festival is just around the corner.
Penang Malls Chinese Lunar New Year Decorations
The annual Chinese New Year decorations in several shopping malls in Penang such as Queensbay Mall and Gurney Plaza.
Penang Thaipusam
Pre-Covid scenes from the Penang Thaipusam festival held in 2019.
During the festival, the breaking of the coconuts is a ritual practiced by Hindus as an act of cleansing and also to symbolize the renounce of one’s ego at the feet of the presiding deity Lord Muruga (usually carried on a chariot). The most notable or intriguing scene from this festival is the kavadi-bearers, devotees who usually had their bodies pierced while undergoing a pilgrimage during the festival.
Thaipusam this year is on 18 January.
Penang Street Art (Writings on the Wall)
Found amidst the heritage city of George Town, these are of art works authored by https://www.instagram.com/trinateoh.