The largest temple in south-east Asia, the 19th century Kek Lok Si Temple is best known for the seven-storey pagoda (which is as old as the temple), and a huge bronze statue of the Goddess of ...

GEORGE TOWN: Days before Chinese New Year, some 500 resident tortoises at the Kek Lok Si Temple have been moved to a new home – the Oriental Garden at the foothill of the temple. The landscaped ...

That was why Kek Lok Si Temple here was all abuzz when receiving Buddha relics from Thailand on Sunday. The gift of the relics came from Wat Hong Rattamara Ratchaworawihan, a secondary royal ...

GEORGE TOWN: After a year when visitors were barred during the Kek Lok Si lighting ceremony due to the Covid-19 pandemic, visitors flocked to the temple in Ayer Itam on Friday (Jan 28) to witness ...

A view of Kek Lok Si, the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia, circa 2013. (Great Malaysian Railway Journeys pic) The Kek Lok Si temple in Ayer Itam, Penang, is located on a hillside offering fine ...

A K-9 team from the Fire and Rescue Department deployed in the investigation into the morning fire at one of the shrines that caught fire at the Kek Lok Si temple complex in Air Itam, Penang ...

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 3 -- The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of changes and even Penang’s iconic 130-year-old Kek Lok Si Temple in Air Itam has not been spared as its annual lighting-up ceremony will ...

Kek Lok Si Temple, Welcome to the largest Buddhist temple of Malaysia, spread over 30 ac of mountainous terrain of the Air Itam area. Given the massive 100 ft bronze statue of Goddess Kuan Im ...

weave your way through other temple-goers to explore Kek Lok Si's maze of prayer halls and bell towers. Sammi Lim Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon!

Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! The best things in life are free. Sign up for our email to enjoy your city without spending a thing (as well as some ...