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Penang Gurney Plaza Mall Chinese New Year (CNY) Decorations

Penang Thaipusam: The Golden and Silver Chariots

Penang Thaipusam: Scenes from the Festival

Scenes from the Penang Thaipusam festival. 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).

Penang Thaipusam: A Kavadi Carrier

A Kavadi carrier making his pilgrimage to the hilltop temple during the Thaipusam festival in Penang.

Hin Bus Depot: Sunday Pop Up Market

Hin Bus Depot‘s Sunday Pop Up Market serves as an avenue for various community activities including a small market featuring handmade products for sale by various individual sellers or small traders as well as performances by artists or musicians.

Hin Bus Depot is located at Gurdwara Road (or Brick Kiln Road), George Town.

Penang Queensbay Mall Chinese New Year (CNY) Decorations

Penang Queensbay Mall’s Chinese New Year decorations for the year 2019.

George Town Perspective: A Coffeeshop at a Junction

George Town Perspective: A Motorcycle Repair Shop

One common mode of transportation used in Penang is the motorcycle. Motorcycle can be a convenient (and sometimes faster) way of navigating through some of the small and busy streets of George Town.