Cultures & Heritage Stories - Kiran Kreer https://imkiran.com/stories/cultures/ Sun, 03 May 2026 14:30:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://imkiran.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-kirankreerlogo-favicon-32x32.png Cultures & Heritage Stories - Kiran Kreer https://imkiran.com/stories/cultures/ 32 32 Rice Paddies & Roaring Engines | Speedway Bukit Lembu https://imkiran.com/rice-paddies-roaring-engines-speedway-bukit-lembu-langkawi/ Sat, 19 Jul 2025 08:32:17 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=14038 The emerald paddy fields of Langkawi, usually whispering tales of gentle harvests, held a different kind of energy this time. I’d heard whispers of Speedway Bukit Lembu, a motorcycle race unlike any other, and curiosity, as always, pulled me in. What I experienced was an exciting, dust and mud filled immersion into a world where […]

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]]> Graffiti Festival Brings Abandon Kuah Hospital To Life https://imkiran.com/graffiti-festival-brings-abandon-kuah-hospital-to-life/ Sun, 11 Feb 2024 11:42:08 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=13362 What happens when you bring together fifty talented graffiti artist to an abandoned hospital in Kuah, Langkawi? A one of a kind art space, murals and graffiti festival comes to life. This is what happened on the 27th to 30th October, where a family of amazing artist from all around the world came together. To […]

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]]> The Stilt Fisherman Of Sri Lanka https://imkiran.com/the-stilt-fisherman-of-sri-lanka/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 06:49:32 +0000 http://www.imkiran.com/?p=5228 I was here on my birthday month, Feb 2016, taking a break from India and looking for some special fishermen Ive been hearing about. It happened after weeks of waiting, looking out for the best locations to capture the scenes of the stilt fishing culture here, I finally got my images. Being waist deep in […]

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]]> Lain Macam 2023 Peace No War Art Festival in Langkawi https://imkiran.com/lain-macam-2023-peace-no-war-art-festival-in-langkawi/ Sat, 03 Jun 2023 06:03:23 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=12310 Last weekend was like a big family gathering of the artistic and musical community of Langkawi. With all of it coming together during the “Lain Macam 2023 – Peace No War” art festival here at the foot of Gunung Raya. Was a delight to see many supporting the event from different backgrounds, countries and cultures. […]

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]]> Holi By The Beach | Langkawi, Malaysia https://imkiran.com/holi-by-the-beach-langkawi-malaysia/ Mon, 13 Mar 2023 04:01:18 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=12476 A little Holi celebration happened in Pantai Tengah, Langkawi a few days ago, we got together with some friends who joined along for the very first time, we had some mango lassi too! My heartfelt thank you to all that came to celebrate this with me, it was definitely one of those Holi’s that will […]

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]]> Skate Bowl in The Middle Of A Farm, in Langkawi Island https://imkiran.com/skate-bowl-in-the-middle-of-a-farm-in-langkawi-island/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 04:49:58 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=12495 Did you know there is a skate bowl in the middle of a farm in Langkawi Island? SB Bowl, a project by the youth community here, who build a skate bowl cafe from scratch, on their own will, coming together during the recent pandemic. They had recently organised their first SB Bowl Jam, on 31st […]

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]]> Photo Series Of The Langkawi Surf Festival 2022 https://imkiran.com/photo-series-of-the-langkawi-surf-festival-2022/ Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:12:34 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=12893 The photo series of the first surfing event on the island, the Langkawi Surf Festival, which was on the 18th to 21st August 2022. It was a tough few days for photographers as the weather and waves wasn’t on our side, but we made it thought, capturing as we flow with the surfers and amazing […]

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]]> Pesta Tuai in Cherating | Kaamatan Festival https://imkiran.com/pesta-tuai-in-cherating-kaamatan-festival/ Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:33:05 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=9809 In the end month of May, there was a celebration of cultural dance called Pesta Tuai, the spirit of harvest and arts happening here in Cherating, Pahang. A gathering of friends, an idea that originated from a festival mainly celebrated by the ethnic people of Sabah, those from the Kadazan and Dusun heritage. Harvest Festival […]

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]]> Holi By The Beach | Cherating, Pahang https://imkiran.com/holi-by-the-beach-cherating-pahang/ Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:11:11 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=9598 Within the Holi colours came the spirit of love, togetherness, passion and music, where we danced, played and formed by the nature of expressions. With the coming seasons and the start of summer vibrations, we wish to bring more of us together, into the space of earth, wind, waves and sound, once more in joy […]

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]]> Night Surf Skating With Carver Malaysia | Langkawi https://imkiran.com/night-surf-skating-with-carver-malaysia-langkawi/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 10:24:03 +0000 https://imkiran.com/?p=9691 Last few nights I been spending time with the local Langkawi surf community, together with the pro skaters from Cherating and Kuala Lumpur, who were here on a skate tour organised by Carver Malaysia (@carverskateboards_malaysia ), skating through the night around an empty parking area, next to a bus depot and the main square of […]

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]]> A Little African Village in Senegal, Karang Post https://imkiran.com/a-little-african-village-in-senegal-karang-post/ Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:58:56 +0000 https://www.imkiran.com/?p=9425   She was the first to walk towards me when I put up the black thin cloth, on the concrete wall, right outside my room. “What is this?” So many ideas ran across my mind, just with those simple words. I could say, it’s an idea I’m working on, or I could tell her it’s […]

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]]> A Beautiful Native Neighbour in Senegal https://imkiran.com/a-beautiful-native-neighbour-in-senegal/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 11:04:19 +0000 https://www.imkiran.com/?p=9429 I’ve always heard her voice from a distance but never seen her before. It was my second week in Senegal, a village close to the borders. She was on the other side of the wall in between our rural homes. The week had passed, then one windy morning, as I was just waking up, she […]

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]]> Six Years Living As A Nomad And Explorer https://imkiran.com/six-years-living-as-a-nomad-and-explorer/ Wed, 03 Oct 2018 11:23:49 +0000 https://www.imkiran.com/?p=9435 “You must had got a big sponsor? You must have made a lot of money in your other projects? Why should people pay for your dreams to explore the world? Normal people work, save money and then travel. How can you call yourself a nomad and still afford travelling in Europe? If you are a […]

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]]> An Apple Tree in Finland, My Voyage Across Europe Begins https://imkiran.com/an-apple-tree-in-finland-my-voyage-across-europe-begins/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 11:13:25 +0000 https://www.imkiran.com/?p=9432 Just two days ago I was in a capital city, Kuala Lumpur, with concrete buildings, construction work and rush hours. From a city where I grew up, nine thousand kilometres away and four flights later, I find myself in the urban sailing town. Nested in the southwest coast of Finland, 160km from Helsinki, my new […]

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