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Hundreds participate in the Bon Odori festival in Malaysia

Published : Jul 23, 2017, 12:06 pm IST

Updated : Aug 19, 2017, 12:48 pm IST

Participants, mostly Japanese residents in Malaysia, clad in traditional clothes celebrated the summer festival as a reminder of the gratefulness of their ancestors.(Photo: AP)

Participants, mostly Japanese residents in Malaysia, clad in traditional clothes celebrated the summer festival as a reminder of the gratefulness of their ancestors.(Photo: AP)

The festival was held in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

The festival was held in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

People wearing traditional yukatas dance on the stage during the Bon Odori Festival in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Saturday, July 22, 2017.(Photo: AP)

People wearing traditional yukatas dance on the stage during the Bon Odori Festival in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Saturday, July 22, 2017.(Photo: AP)

Japanese children living in Malaysia wearing traditional yukatas, dance, during the Bon Odori Festival in Shah Alam, Malaysia, Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Japanese children living in Malaysia wearing traditional yukatas, dance, during the Bon Odori Festival in Shah Alam, Malaysia, Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Onlookers watch as participants perform the traditional dance during Bon Odori Festival in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Onlookers watch as participants perform the traditional dance during Bon Odori Festival in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

People wearing traditional yukatas dance on the stage during Bon Odori Festival in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

People wearing traditional yukatas dance on the stage during Bon Odori Festival in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Malaysian Muslim women wearing traditional yukatas dance on the stage during Bon Odori Festival in Shah Alam, Malaysia on Saturday, July 22, 2017. (Photo: AP)