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PICTURE GALLERY SATURDAY | MAR 21, 2026

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READY TO RIDE ... Police officials perform a ‘flag-off’ ceremony for the Op Selamat 26/2026 Kelantan Contingent launch event at the state Education Department in Tunjong. – BERNAMAPIC

GENTLE GLOW ... A man lights lamps for the Pelita Raya 2026 event at Taman Jubli Emas in Alor Setar, Kedah. – BERNAMAPIC

FASHIONABLE FELINES ... Raziellia Nor Saafri, 35, dresses up her cats in Raya outfits, an activity that started out as a fun experiment before becoming a yearly tradition since 2023. – PIC COURTESY OF RAZIELLIA NOR SAAFRI

RAYA RUSH ... Traffic builds up on the Kuala Lumpur - Karak highway in the direction of the East Coast BERNAMAPIC

COLOURFUL CLOTH ... Sapinah Sagap, 42, prepares sheets of batik tekap at the Felda Hutan Percha Craft Development and Distribution workshop in Alor Gajah, Malacca. – BERNAMAPIC

PLANT PREPARATION ... Bamboo supplier Anuar Amin, 64, cuts up batches of stems to be used for cooking lemang at Hulu Langat in Selangor. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/THESUN