GEORGE TOWN: After a three-year hiatus, the Wesak Day procession in Penang is back with 25 organisations participating this year.
The 7km-long procession, which started at about 6.30am Thursday from the Malaysia Buddhist Association building in Jalan Burma, passed by Jalan Pangkor, Jalan Kelawai, Lorong Burma, Jalan Perak, Lebuhraya Peel, Jalan Macalister, Jalan Anson and Lorong Madras before returning to the point of origin about four hours later.
Earlier, at the launch of Penang Buddhist Association in Jalan Anson, its president Chan Seong Lok said they were glad to reopen the celebration to the public after a lapse of three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. "It is also a festival for rejoice and an occasion for us to reflect on our personal spiritual development.
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