廣福宮 The original name and official name of the shrine is Kong Hock Keong Temple(廣福宮) which literally means 'The Temple for Cantonese and Hokkien'
The Goddess of Mercy Temple, also known colloquially as Kuan Yin Teng or Kong Hock Keong, is a Taoist temple in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.[1] Situated at Pitt Street, it was first built in 1728, making it Penang's oldest Taoist temple.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goddess_of_Mercy_Temple
Today, the Goddess of Mercy Temple is dedicated to the Taoist Goddess of Mercy, Guanyin. However, the temple had been originally established for the worship of Mazu, a sea deity.[2][3] Following an influx of ethnic Chinese into George Town after the founding of the settlement in 1786, the temple transitioned into one dedicated to Guanyin in 1824; by then, it also began to function as a neutral mediator between the rival Cantonese and Hokkien communities.[4][5]
Southern Chinese architectural influences can be seen on the roof, which is adorned with various figurines
What is now the Goddess of Mercy Temple was first constructed in 1728.[1][7] The temple, built at a cost of $4,000 Spanish dollars, was dedicated to Mazu, a sea goddess worshipped by the Hokkiens as a patron for seafarers.[2][3] At the time, Penang Island was sparsely populated and the temple, built by the seafaring Hokkiens, was located relatively closer to the sea.
The temple was renovated in 1824, during which the temple's main deity was changed from Mazu to Guanyin.[3] Other Chinese deities, including Guan Yu and Tua Pek Kong, were also added into the temple, reflecting the more diverse Chinese community in George Town by that point.[3][4] Decades of Chinese immigration since the founding of George Town by Captain Francis Light in 1786 had resulted in several Chinese dialect groups establishing themselves within the new settlement, including the Hokkiens and the Cantonese.
http://mail.cuti.my/Sub/Penang/guide_kuanyin.htm
One of the oldest Chinese temples in Penang, the Kuan Yin Teng or the Goddess of Mercy Temple was built in 1800 by early immigrant settlers from China and land given by the East India Company and originally named Kong Hock Keong or the Cantonese-Hokkien Temple, as it was jointly established by both clans. But just as mercy knows no bounds, the temple has come to be known by the name of its patron saint and its devotees include Chinese from any clan and all walks of life. The most popular Chinese temple in Penang, it is congested on the full moon days of the1st and 15th day of the Chinese lunar month, holy days for the observance of precepts. On the three enlightenment days of Kuan Yin, the 19th day of the 2nd, 6th and 9th Chinese lunar month, the whole temple is brimming with devotees and visitors who turn up for worship and also to join in the celebrations and watch the puppet shows and Chinese operas staged on the temple's open grounds.
The cobbled square in front of the temple is a comforting sight with the burning of kim and gin (gold and silver paper), feeding of a lively flock of pigeons, burning of incense and joss paper and also with the bustling about by the temple hawkers. It is also here that the followers of Hare Krishnan distribute food free to the homeless, beggars and the hungry regardless of race. At a corner of the same square is a well, shaped in an octagon, which was once a public well for the Chinese community.
觀音亭位於檳城喬治市正中心的MASJID KAPITAN KELING路上，它是由1800年代最早移民到檳城的華裔所建。這座檳城最古老的華人廟宇，在觀音誕辰慶典時，常常吸引許多善男信女蒞臨膜拜。
觀音亭每年於農曆二月、六月及九月的第19日，一年三次大事慶祝觀音誕辰。在這些節慶當兒，信徒們忙著燒香及焚燒冥錢，同時還作出其他的奉獻給仁慈的觀世音菩薩，以及觀音亭內所供奉的神明等。慶祝觀音誕辰的晚上，一般皆會呈獻華人布袋戲或歌舞表演。
