Chinese New Year Lights at Kek Lok Si

Goddess of Mercy statue

I’ve been meaning to post this series for a while now – Chinese New Year Lights at Kek Lok Si temple, Penang. This is supposed to be the largest buddhist temple in Southeast Asia and seems to be perpetually under construction. If you’re lucky enough to be in Penang at Chinese New Year, you will be treated to a light display that will put your local Christmas light display to shame.

Goddess of Mercy statue

Prayer candles at one of the many halls in the temple complex.

Prayer lights at Kek Lok Si

The impossibly ornate and detailed interior of one of the temples.

Temple Interior, Kek Lok Si

Goddess of Mercy statuettes in one of the temples.

Thousand Buddhas

Exterior lighting of one of the temples.

Lights at Kek Lok Si

Offerings at one of the temples.

Offerings at Kek Lok Si

 

Underneath one of the pagodas in the temple complex.

Lights at Kek Lok Si

Looking out onto the temple complex from one of the pagodas, with the Georgetown skyline in the background.

Lights with Georgetown in the background

 

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