The temple committee, under police advice, had to delay the journey, which was originally slated for 7pm, until the crowd outside the gates cleared.Waterfall Nattukotai Chettiar Temple managing trustee, Dr A. Narayanan said they could not delay the journey of the silver chariot.Penang Hindu Endowment Board executive director Datuk M. Ramachandran said they had to abide by the advice of the police and delayed the procession by an hour.
Both chariots follow the same route with a total of four stops at temples with the golden chariot reaching the Sree Maha Mariamman Temple at Queen Street at midnight. The three-day scaled-down Thaipusam celebration ends on Wednesday with the return journey of the chariots.The strong presence of police and other agencies ensured standard operating procedures were followed and nothing untoward occurred.
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