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"Sri Krishna Bagawan Alayam Temple" in Sungai Dua, near the university (USM) & Tesco2, is a recently expanded...
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"Jalan Kampung Jawa Baru temple" (jb) This unidentified Hindu temple is small but colorful. This street runs...
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jb3 - Ganesha, the elephant god surrounded by many other deities.
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jb4 - banana tree I think that's a real crow sitting on the roof of the small pagoda in the...
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"Sri Kamatchi Amman Temple" (kat) on Jalan Dato Kramat is the temple of the Patthar Indian community, a...
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kat2 - large bas reliefs That's Ganesha, the elephant god, in the middle.
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kat3 - the deity in the middle with many arms & heads might be Lord Brahma? Gods with several...
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"Sikh Gurdwara" on Jalan Gurdwara is one of five gurdwaras (Sikh temples) in Penang - three on the island &...
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One of the first Gurdwaras in Penang was established in Fort Cornwallis to cater to the needs of the forces...
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It is also called the Diamond Jubilee Sikh Temple because the land on which it stands was given over to the Sikh...
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Prayer room on the upper level. The first Sikhs to arrive in Malaya were political prisoners from the...
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I think the main prayers (called nitnam) are normally performed at 4am? Many Sikhs in Penang were employed as guards...
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"Han Jiang Ancestral Temple" located on Chulia Street at Queen Street, has three halls & this is the...
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These splendid information boards, with wonderful photos, explain how the temple was restored & also...
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2nd board The restored temple opened to the public in March 2005 after the...
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Peeking into one of the courtyards between the three halls. Please see the introductory text for more...
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Porcelain shard artistry on the roof depicting Teochew opera scenes & multi-layered gable ends. The...
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The ceiling carvings & paintings are stunning. Fastidious 3D wood carvings such as these are another trait of...
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Gleaming ancestral tablets in the Hall of Respect and Fraternity in the rear hall.
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The gigantic painted door gods In keeping with the high status of the temple's patron deity, this temple...
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The flats behind the temple appealed to me for some reason. Maybe because they are so typically...
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"Lim Kongsi" - entrance Kew Leong Tong, which means Hall of Nine Dragons, is located on Ah...
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The outer corridor It is one of three Lim clan associations in Penang which were established in...
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Dragon wall carving The kongsi has a shrine to Mar Chor Poh, the patron saint of seafarers, whose...
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