When I arrived at the Dong Zen Buddhist Temple in Jenjarom a storm was already brewing. Which was all well and good as the dark clouds and rain added another dimension…
“Vei! Vei!”, the pilgrims and devotees chanted in unison, extolling the resident deity Lord Murugan. For the pierced kavadi bearers, the physical bondage is more than an act of spiritual devotion…
Beginning at the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Chinatown, the journey is expected to take fourteen hours. Thousands of devotees accompanied the magnificent chariot on foot…