Residents in Medan, North Sumatra have started preparing decorations ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations starting on February 12.

Footage from February 9 shows workers painting and polishing various decorations at the Gunung Timur Temple, the largest Chinese temple in Medan.

A worker wearing a mask performs paint stain in decoration next to a Chinese Indonesian descent offering a prayer to the god during preparations for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration at a Gunung Timur Temple, Medan, North Sumatra on February 9, 2021.

Chinese New Year, starting on Friday February 12, it is also known as the Spring Festival as a major event for millions of Chinese people, with celebrations and cultural traditions rolling out the animal celebration for 2021 is the Buffalo, temple authorities restrict people praying in turns amid the Covid-19 outbreak.