In a recent article published by Yahoo, George Town grabs the 4th top spot as one of the great places to retire abroad. George Town is listed due to its low living cost, unique architectures and easy accessibility.
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George Town Street View: Old Building at Rope Walk
An old three-storey pre-war building along Jalan Pintal Tali (Rope Walk Road).
A Forgotten Structure
A remnant of the old town.
The George Town Dispensary Shop
The old George Town Dispensary Shop, which no is longer operating now, is located along Beach Street, Penang. The three-storey beautifully designed building was built in 1923 and now serves as a vintage structure from the past.
Campbell Street Walk
Facade of the Past IV
The old Hotel Central, Penang Road.
A Green-Windowed Shophouse
Penang Isle: Thaipusam Festival Scenes
For these devotees, they were pulling the large chariot for the Hindu goddess Kali via ropes which were hooked to the back of their bodies.
Piercing is very common for the devotees.
For some, it was a family affair.
Ropes with hooks attached at the back of the devotees.
Devotees usually prepare for the celebration by cleansing themselves through prayer and fasting approximately 48 days before Thaipusam.
During this day, devotees will shave their heads and undertake a pilgrimage along a set route while engaging in various acts of devotion, notably carrying various types of kavadi (burdens). In Penang, the pilgrimage’s common destination is the Waterfall Hill Temple.
Hindus generally take a vow to offer a kavadi to a deity or god for the purpose of tiding over or averting a great calamity.
More scenes can be found HERE.
PENANG ROAD (Jalan Penang)
As one of the busiest roads in George Town, Penang Road (or Jalan Penang) is also the main road used by most people traveling in George Town city center. There are a number of smaller roads that connect with Penang Road along the way.
It was found that Penang Road was the first major road built during the British time in Penang and appeared in the original town map created by Sir Francis Light.
Facade of the Past III
