Crowds throng Penang's Snake Temple for annual celebration, fire-watching ceremony

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Crowds throng Penang's Snake Temple for annual celebration, fire-watching ceremony
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GEORGE TOWN: The more-than-a-century-old Hock Hin Keong in Bayan Lepas is once again abuzz with activity as thousands gathered for its annual temple celebration and flame-watching ceremony on Sunday

This includes a traditional puppet dance performance by Kim Giak Low Choon Puppet Show at a separate stage in front of the temple. Throughout the night, devotees made their way into the temple to offer prayers and check out the Wagler Pit Viper snakes on display throughout the temple.

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