Over the last 130 years, when only one chariot was used, the procession took just half the time. Thousands of devotees who waited in the temples’ vicinities were left fuming as they waited for hours to make offerings to Lord Muruga. The 126-year-old silver chariot, operated by the Nattukotai Chettiar Temple, trailed behind the gold chariot sponsored by the state-run Penang Hindu Endowment Board. He said there were points along the way where the silver chariot waited more than an hour because the gold chariot had stopped. “We were not the cause of the delay as we were there for the devotees,” he said.

Source: The Star February 09, 2017 22:18 UTC