GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA, November 2, 2011(The Sun Daily): Thousands of Hindu devotees made their way to the Sri Arulmigu Ganesha temple, near Vale of Tempe, during its re-consecration ceremony today. The five-day event, which is celebrated once every 12 years, started Saturday, and saw devotees flocking to the temple to pray and bring offerings for blessings.
With thousands of people attending ceremony, some as far as Kedah and Perak, it was seen to be a pre-Thaipusam event. The culmination of the ceremony occurred when the temple priests sprinkled scented water from the roof of the temple to the congregation.
It is believed when the holy water is pour over the dome of the temple, Lord Garuda would appear in the sky, as an eagle, to bless the prayers. During the ceremony, an eagle indded appeared in the sky during the ceremony as the devotees put their palms together in prayer.