Little India, Klang

(Peddling Indian sweets and delicacies on a motorcycle.)

On any ordinary day, the stretch of road that is known as 'Little India' is busy from morning till night. The two rows of old shophouses with some that are renovated into multi storey units sell everything that you need and is like a massive one-stop center.

(Garlands to honour Hindu deities.)

(Kitchenware on display even on the five footway.)

(I wonder if these coloured rocks are resin incense for prayers or to cleanse off bad vibes.)

I looked around and I see shops and stalls selling textiles, traditional clothes, gold jewellery, accessories, religious artefacts, grocery, food, sweet delicacies, electrical and electronics and kitchenware. There are pawnshops, medical clinics, beauty clinics, fortune tellers and even supermarkets.

(Busy fortune teller predicting the future of his customer.)

(These are just costume jewellery. I counted more than ten stores selling genuine gold jewellery. Security guard on hand.)

Weeks before Diwali or the ‘Festival of Light’, 'Little India' will be transformed. Traffic almost come to a standstill and with vehicles double parked this stretch of road looks like a huge haphazard car park. Shoppers throng the shops and buying is almost frenetic. No expense spared; it's an annual celebration.

(Sri Nagara Thendayuthapani Hindu Shrine)

(Landmark of one end of Little India - Indian Muslim Mosque)

(Former Standard Chartered Bank building now converted into a huge sari centre.)

At night, the shops are all lighted up and the spectacle is a myriad of dazzling colours. Amazing experience for the shoppers, people who come to just watch or people who are just caught in traffic.

I shall endeavour to make another trip just before Diwali and hopefully snap some decent shots to reflect the festive shopping atmosphere.