The 'little India' quarter in Ipoh will be lit with 3,000 oil lamps on Saturday, a feat that could gain it an entry into the Malaysia Book of Records, a news report said in Kaula Lumpur on Friday.
Iruthiyam Sebastiar, director of the Sebastiar Arts Academy in Ipoh, said he hoped Malaysians of all ethnic groups will join him and his 500 academy students in lighting the oil lamps in conjunction with Deepavali.
"Deepavali is the festival of lights but many people forget that and think it is only about cultural shows. Some celebrations even start without the symbolic lighting of the lamp. We wanted a feat that would symbolise the victory of light over darkness, so I hope that the public can take part," Sebastiar was quoted by the
Star newspaper as saying.
At 7.30 pm on Saturday, participants will have half an hour to light up 3,000 lamps and place them on five 2.4
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