Jumbos make debut at fest

2006-02-11 - PENANG, Malaysia. SIOW YUEN CHING

Five elephants made their debut at the Thaipusam celebrations here making this year's festival even more meaningful. Devotees were seen bowing their heads before the elephants at the carpark of the Penang Municipal Park to seek blessings from Lord Ganesh often referred to as the Hindu Elephant God. The one bull and four cow elephants were brought in from Thailand by NS Cempaka Resources, a Negri Sembilan-based company that organised elephant shows.

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