50-Mile Long Ganesha<http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/330642/8703856/http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/xpress/hindu-press-international/2009/08/29/50-mile-long-ganesha-chathurthi-convoy-sets-record-in-malaysia/> Chathurthi Convoy Sets Record In Malaysia<http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/330642/8703856/http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/xpress/hindu-press-international/2009/08/29/50-mile-long-ganesha-chathurthi-convoy-sets-record-in-malaysia/>
Source: story.malaysiasun.com<http://www.feedblitz.com/t.asp?/330642/8703856/http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/48cba686fe041718/id/534451/cs/1/> KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, August 24, 2009: Malaysia’s longest convoy of 213 trucks participated in Vinayagar Chathurthi celebrations on Sunday, marking the birthday of Lord Ganesha. The 50 mile long convoy, which included an elephant to signify the God, achieved a new feat in the Malaysia Book of Records. Hundreds of devotees walked beside the trucks, which had been decorated with portraits of the elephant-headed Hindu God, in a procession that began from the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara, the Star Online reports. The procession stopped briefly at various places, including the Kottu Malai Pillaiyar temple in Jalan Pudu Lama.
