Penang Perspective: George Town Sky
Tag: Heritage
Penang Perspective: Boon San Tong Khoo Kongsi
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: 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.
Penang Kek Lok Si in 2022
Kek Lok Si lights up at nights during the Chinese New Year period.
Armenian Street View during CNY
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 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.
George Town Street View: Stewart Lane on a Saturday
An empty road at Stewart Lane (Lorong Stewart) on a quiet Saturday.