Over 1,500 attend Deepavali celebration
Published on: Thursday, November 08, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: More than 1,500 people in the district celebrated Deepavali at the Sri Paspupathinath Alayam Temple at Bukit Padang on Tuesday. A Puja prayer session was conducted followed by the Arati, also known as Showing by Fire, and Vibuthi (Anointment of Ash) rituals as early as 7am with hundreds of visitors from various backgrounds observing the moment in peace.Like all cultural festivals in Malaysia, the public were also welcomed to join and indulge in their feast filled with Indian delicacies at the temple.
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