Retired teacher Anna Cherubin, 60, who is a Christian of Chinese, Indian and Myanmar parentage, said she and her Hindu husband always looked forward to spending Deepavali together. “We have been married for 36 years and we always look forward to spending the festival as a family,” she said. Anna Cherubin and her husband always look forward to spending Deepavali together. For Shagambari Parthiban, 24, a university student from Kulim, Deepavali was a time for family. For trader Ganisen Krishnan Samy, 50, who sells jasmine flowers, it was a norm to see people coming to offer morning prayers at their temples before heading back home to celebrate Deepavali with their families.

Source: New Strait Times October 26, 2019 06:00 UTC