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New Year's Eve in Malaysia

MAmacgreg ·40 photographs ·29 Dec 2009 – 3 Jan 2010 ·6 days
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29 Dec 2009 – 3 Jan 2010
6 days · trip of 2009
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ALBERTO GREGORI · @macgreg · CASTIGLIONE D'ADDA
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Lush Malaysia welcomes us with beautiful Penang, the island of 1000 temples, where different cultures live together harmoniously, scattered among jungle-covered hills and streets busy with rickshaws, surrounded by colonial buildings and the intense scents of its markets. Futuristic Kuala Lumpur, dominated by the imposing and innovative Petronas Towers, is a peculiar city, surrounded by greenery and without a real centre. Walking its streets you come across mosques, Chinese, Buddhist and Hindu temples. The spectacle of the Batu Caves is an overwhelming experience.

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PenangPenangMulti-tiered pagoda at Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang, among red pavilions and gardensWoman and child under the pavilion housing the Guanyin statue, Kek Lok SiButcher woman cutting hung pork at covered market stall beside a green scaleBuddhist monk blesses kneeling mother and child inside the templeRows of marble and gold Buddha statues lining a Burmese temple corridorBoy with bat between two monk statues carrying a temple bellGolden stupa against a cloudy sky, with ornate white pavilions aroundLarge golden reclining Buddha inside a Thai temple, window lightYellow colonial Town Hall in George Town, Penang, with white tents on the lawnWoman and boy riding a pedal trishaw decorated with pinwheels and a yellow umbrellaKhoo Kongsi Chinese temple with ornate tiled roofs, stone columns and guardian lionsRed lanterns hanging among gilded beams and carved stone at Khoo KongsiTemple interior with gilded carvings, calligraphy plaque and embroidered red altar clothHindu temple gopuram covered with colorful statues of deities and a goddess on a peacockMan in yellow cloth offers sacred flame on silver tray at Hindu templeWoman in sari lights oil lamps beside flower garlands inside the templePink incense sticks before Cheng Hoon Teng temple, ornate tiled roofs and smokeChinese temple in George Town, Penang: ornate tiled roof, incense burner in courtyardGreen and black snakes coiled on a bamboo structure inside a templeKuala LumpurIlluminated skybridge connecting the Petronas Towers at night in Kuala LumpurFamily thumbs-up under fireworks at the Petronas Towers, Kuala LumpurRed fireworks between the illuminated Petronas Towers at night in Kuala LumpurPetronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, steel and glass facades against cloudy skyThe Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, shiny steel against the blue skyFootbridge over green pond at Batu Caves, Hindu shrine beneath limestone cliffGolden Murugan statue before Batu Caves, crowded staircase climbing the limestone cliffPilgrims in saris and dhotis climb the painted steps of Batu CavesGirl with red bindi and green sari rests her cheek on her hand among women in sarisVisitors on the staircase of Batu Caves, natural light through the limestone openingTwo Indian girls with tilaka on their foreheads smiling among a temple crowdWhite ox adorned with yellow flower garlands among crowd at a templeDevotees in dhotis pray inside Batu Caves, natural lightTiered fountain with glowing pink flowers and purple water jets, crowd aroundFountain on Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur, colonial buildings and tower behindClock tower and copper dome of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building against grey skyFountains and flags on Perdana Square before Perdana Putra building, PutrajayaThe pink Putra Mosque with minaret by the lake under grey clouds
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