Further up the hill, there are more souvenir shops selling many items related to the Chinese culture. They are very beautiful and I spend some time here. I was captivated by this colourful lotus lamp and the lighted glowing Buddha.
Cute rabbits carrying lucky wealth coins are believed to be auspicious for the coming lunar new Year of the Rabbit which commences on February 3rd, 2011.
The prices are fixed and quite reasonable considering that this is a tourist attraction place.
A signage nearby states that proceeds from the sale of the items in the shop goes towards the maintenance of the temple.
To go to the hill top to view the bronze statue of Kuan Yin, the gardens and shrines there, we can take the Incline Life or take a walk up.
“Bronze Statue of Kuan Yin - Kek Lok Si Temple Part 2 of 3”, a copyrighted post, was written for Klang, Malaysia Daily Photo blog by Autumn Belle @ http://mymalaysiadailyphoto.blogspot.com on December 30th, 2010.
We decided to take the Incline Lift which was air-conditioned. The charges are RM 2.00 per trip per person. It is like sitting inside a cable car where we get to see an arial view of the surrounding skyline and forests down below.
The statue was consecrated on December 6th, 2009 which coincided with the 118th anniversary of the founding of Kek Lok Si Temple.
The statue was so huge, my small camera almost couldn't take in the full view.
There is a prayer hall nearby and this looks like a wishing tree.
It looks like Kuan Yin is smiling on us from the rooftop of the Incline Lift Station.
My first post on this temple is here:
Pagoda of Ten Thousand Buddhas - Kek Lok Si Temple Penang Part 1 of 3
The first picture is my entry for Thursday Challenge, the Photo Theme this week is LIGHTS (Holiday Lights, Candles, Street Lights, Fireplace, Fireworks,...) To view what others have for today, click here.
Fun to see the BIG Buddhas!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
The temple must have a very gorgeous view of the surrounding! I'm curious about the wishing tree, are the yellow orange ribbons devotee's wishes ?
ReplyDeleteBy the way, the theme for Thursday Challenge this week is the same as last,TOYS, it's running for 2 weeks.
What an impressive Goddess of mercy pavilion!
ReplyDeleteA happy New Year to you in advance!^-^
I went to Kek Lok Si during the last Chinese New Year, but it was extremely packed.
ReplyDelete♫°° Amiga,
ReplyDelete°º♫ Para você em 2011:
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Thank you very much for the lovely New Year wishes. I appreciate it very much.
ReplyDeleteJama, actually I can't read Chinese, but I think the writings on the ribbons are the prayer wishes of the devotees who go there to pray to the Goddess of Mercy.