Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

KL temple procession back after 63-year hiatus

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160th Anniversary of Kuala Lumpur’s (KL) oldest temple – the Sin Sze Si Ya temple – was celebrated with the return of the Qi An Da Jiao parade last Sunday after a 63 year hiatus.


The procession through the city was held annually for blessings, fortune and protection for the city, and its dwellers.

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The temple built by KL’s 3rd Chinese Kapitan Yap Ah Loy. It was a place of worship and gathering for early Chinese settlers and tin mining community in the city.

Structure of the temple in its early days
What the early structure by the river may have looked like
The altar of the Sin Sze Si Ya temple, KL
The prayer table in the temple
Entrance to the Sin Sze Si Ya temple

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