The words 'shek kam dong' don't correspond to any dialect that I understand.

Could you write these words out in Chinese character form?

presumably 石敢当

Oh, THOSE.

I've already spoken about them here:

Singapore's Pulau Ubin Tua Pek Gong temple recently held a festival in Tua Pek Gong's honour.

Here are some photos from the event:

And more...

... and more.

This last set of photos depicts Tua Li Ya Pek making a special appearance to honour the venerable gentleman.

More photos from the Ubin festival!

Up close and personal with Tua Li Ya Pek:

Just curious, which dialect do they speak?

Hokkien is the usual dialect that Tua Li Ya Pek speak.

The original pair of Tua Li Ya Pek were Hokkiens.

nachtsider, Tua Pek Kong originated from Penang?

No.

He was first worshipped in ancient China.

Can you share more on Tua Pek Kong regarding the origins and history?
The version on wiki...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tua_Pek_Kong

Tua Pek Gong is the wealth god aspect of Tu Di Gong, the Earth Deity.

This is a reference to how the soil was the source of wealth for many people in ancient times, who were farming folk.

Each locale usually has its own Earth God, so there are many different Tua Pek Gongs.

The original Tua Pek Gong, Zhang Fu De, was the devoted elderly manservant of a rich family who was well known for his generosity and was deified after he saved his master's small daughter from freezing to death in a blizzard, losing his own life in the process.

Penang's Tua Pek Gong, although also named Zhang, is obviously not the same person.

He is *A* Tua Pek Gong, not *THE* Tua Pek Gong.

The Wiki article is therefore incomplete/incorrect, as it describes Tua Pek Gong as a single entity.

The small creatures whom are acting as footrests to the deities are presumably once evil creatures subdued by their patron deities , thus , acting as their subordinates to perform salvation to the masses.

Everyone has a shot at redemption.

Precisely ! This shatters the image of deities being fiercr and not. compassionate

heard news that a klang temple is holding it's big day soon any information , @nachtsider？

Thanks. No wonder the image for both deities are similar. I like the *A* and *THE* explanations.

Once I witness a medium on trance with Tua Pek Kong. The devotees asked for toto numbers, think combination of six numbers. He replied that the results are "fixed".

Of course the results are fixed. Does that revelation honestly surprise you?