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Sandwiched between Beach Street and Masjid Kapitan Keling (Pitt Street) and between China Street and Chulia Street is grid of small shops and restaurants fondly known as "Little India"
There is a colorful bazaar like atmosphere with the sound of Indian music and smell of spices and curry. You can get DVD of Indian movies and CD of Indian music. There are also many jewelry shops and money changers to choose from.
Immediately transported into "India" without leaving Penang. Best way is to spend an hour walking and going from shop to shop or having a field day with your camera.
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Named after the Indian Muslim merchant, the "Kapitan Keling" (headman) Caudeer Mohudeen who built it in the early 19th century. It features an ocher yellow facade and dome-shaped minaret reflecting Moorish Islamic influence. Permission to enter must be obtained from mosque officials
The dome has a dark brown shades ...plus its creamy surrounding colour makes it like a Brown Mosque...
( located opposite a Hindu temple, Sri Mariaman and just a about 100 metres from Oldest Chinese Temple - The Kuan Yin Temple , and at the other end of the road is St Goerge Church - isnt it the most appropriate evidence of racial and rligious harmony ? ) Did anyone said Malaysian government restrict religious practice and or there is racial disharmony ? Leave a Comment Directions: Near Esplanade
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Penang is a multicultural city. It is mostly dominated by Chinese by there are large numbers of Indian people have been settled here since 18 century. These Indian people settled here and call there locality as Little India. You could enjoy the all the colours of India here. Leave a Comment
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this is where you will find the best spices,the best curries, best and cheap saree and where you get the best rates to change currencies. There is a Hindu temple too of which has carvings and ornamentals that are so enchanting. by thinking of the mouth watering valdal (indian doughnut), tosai masala, roti canai...make me drooling. I've been meaning to buy a saree from Little India for some time now. hopefully i will be able to do so in the near future for my friend's wedding. Leave a Comment Directions: a few lanes opposite kuan yim temple
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This is the part of George Town commonly known as Little India, as there are a number of South Indian stores and eating places here. This is the place to browse and shop for sarees, garlands, spices, trinkets, sculptures or Indian music. The place will be very crowded days before Diwali (the Festival of Lights) in November. Leave a Comment Directions: Proceed along Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, and then cross the road toward Lebuh Pasar, formerly Market Street.
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The Kapitan Kling mosque is a large magnificent building surrounded by a very well kept garden.
It is built in malaysian/indian Moslim style, with a yellow facade and a dome shaped minaret.
You need a special permit from the guards in order to visit the interiors. Leave a Comment
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Kapitan Keling Mosque is one of the main mosques in Penang. The architecture truly reflects the Islamic art and influence. The mosque was named after some Muslim from India. Leave a Comment
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The top Harpers Bazar model in the bustling Little India, where once a lot of traditional Indian traders joined its culture and traditions. She could not stand the spicy Indian food, available at several restaurants and roadside stalls.
But it was adorable to watch the Indian men who tried so hard to rule the traffic, so the model could strike her poses as remembered of colonial times ...
Those tiny little dark sweet Indians around the blond tall vogue-moving super-vamp
... gorgeous ... Leave a Comment
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Captain Light donated a large parcel of land on this spot for the settlement's sizable Indian Muslim community to build a mosque and graveyard. The leader of the community, known as Kapitan Keling (or Kling, which ironically was once a racial slur against Indians in the region), built a brick mosque here. Later, in 1801, he imported builders and materials from India for a new, brilliant mosque. Expansions in the 1900s topped the mosque with stunning domes and turrets, adding extensions and new roofs. Leave a Comment
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