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 Mercy—Kuan Yin (a deity in Penang).

GEORGE TOWN: The 122-year-old Kek Lok Si Temple in Air Itam turned into a fairyland as thousands of colourful lights set the temple aglow. An air of festivity pervaded all over the temple's ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

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!