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This is a photograph of two ladies posing on a large rock at Kusu Island. Kusu, which means 'Tortoise Island' in Chinese, is also known as Peak Island or Pulau Tembakul in Malay. Every year, during the Kusu festival in the ninth lunar month, thousands of devotees make their pilgrimage to the island. Photograph donated by Teo Gek Huay and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_480. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Teo Gek Huay.
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