Armenian Park

Armenian Park

Penang Sept 2024

Armenian Park (almost) all decorated for Mid Autumn Festival (Pesta Tanglung) 2024. Workers are still adding decors in the park as of today, 11 Sept 2024. Located at the corner of Lebuh Armenian and Lebuh Acheh. Directed opposite the Armenian Street Heritage Hotel. Certainly attracted lots of visitors during the evening when lanterns were lighted up. 

 

Teluk Intan

Teluk Intan, September 2024

Just a week before the Mooncake Festival.

This time, we missed our friends at Teck Kee. Stopped by 3x but mysteriously they were closed. Only later in the day we found out they had opened shop late today. Haiyaaa!

This visit to Teluk Intan was mainly to get some mooncakes and homemade biscuits. At the same we visit a Hindu temple, a Chinese temple, the Riverfront and some makan places. All in all, still a good trip. 

Sri Gnanananda Puram Temple

Hock Soon Keong Temple, 1845

We unexpectedly had Bak Kut Teh here. We were suppose to visit the Chinese temple which was just across the road, but tummies were growling. Seeing the crowd, we concluded food must be good here. It was!

This Madrasah was built in 1901

Located just before the restaurant. 

Didn’t even know Teluk Intan has a Riverfront!!! This is the Perak River.  Just a small park to go with it at one end and the other was food stalls. 

Stopped by to enjoy Hainan coffee here.

Gotta get mooncakes and biscuits

 

Restoran Chao Guan 潮館子

Very China styled mixed rice! Simple. Cheap. 

Our lunch only cost us RM22 for 3 dishes and rice and herbal tea. 

 

Sri Gnanananda Puram

Sri Gnanananda Puram

Hindu Temple in Teluk Intan

Actually, it’s at Jalan Changkat Jong just before reaching Teluk Intan. 

Residential area. There’s a special parking space with a beautiful wall surrounding it. Plenty of dogs and cows wandering about so be careful when you walk…. POOP everywhere!!!

Amazing architecture for a Hindu temple ~ a Medieval castle. Not allowed to take photos inside but I found some photos taken by others in the reviews, so I included them here in my blog. 

Inside the temple is huge. Blue lights all over. Starues of deities on both sides of the walls. 

I understand that this is the 1st temple in Malaysia that has all 12 Jothirlingams inside ~ the representations of Lord Shiva. 

Main deity here is Lord Ganesha.

However, there’s a huge statue of Lord Hanuman at the end of the temple, in the middle. We got blessed by the priest there when we stood in front of Lord Hanuman. He capped a silver ‘bucket’ on our heads. 

I took this as this deity was standing at the main entrance of the temple.

The rest of the photos below were taken from the temple reviews; photos taken by other visitors during their visit.