This is another ritual

Hi Nacht, do you know what ritual are they doing???

Where is this picture taken from? 

Hi Nacht, another ritual using the dragon method. Check out the purple light, does it look like something or am I just imagining.

Just curious, is that a roast pork or roast lamb???

Hi Nacht, who is this diety???

Hey Nacht, suddenly rmb during kew ong ya (9 emperor festival).

1.Usually theres a day where we will walk across the "ping an bridge" for peace. Its like a short makeshift bridge to symbolize crossing over troubled waters. Than at the end of the bridge we will throw a coin into a pail. Is there a reason for doing that? Any meaning behind it?

2. I also heard the 9 emperor festival even tho it originated from fujian province in china, its actually not celebrated in China or Taiwan? Any truth to that? And also if this is true do china and taiwan people still worship Doumu and the 9 emperors but maybe don't have the festival like we do here? I know chinese in thailand also got celebrate kew ong ya. But they call it a separate thai name. So is it a unique south east asian festival?

3. Is the queen mother of the west (xi wang mu) a strictly taoist goddess or do people in the sintua circles revere her too? I go many temple but it seems i don't really see her around too much. She seem only to be in those formal Taoist ceremonies or the occasional Buddhist temple art. Why don't many people talk about her like people talk about tua pek gong and guanyin? Also i know many women reverer her and also people wanting long life because she guards the longevity peaches. But is there any other aspects of her people look up to?

Thanks again!

Hi Nacht, who is this diety wong loo sen see.

Hello Nacht, Have you heard of the Broga Sak Dato Temple (石拿督庙)?
I went there on Monday. Someone ask me to pray to the middle Deity at the main hall (Please refer to the picture). Also ask me to burn a lot of papers for the Deity. If you do know about that Deity there, can explain a  bit to me? Thanks

How about this? I didnt take any photos. Only can google.

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Hi Nacht, can you tell me more about this deity?

This would be none other than Jin Ying Zu Shi/金英祖师

He was a divine child prodigy. In ancient Jiang Su Province, born and raised; mastered the scriptures and canons at the age of three, developed mystical powers by the time he was seven. Saved entire towns from epidemics and droughts before ascending to the heavens on a multicoloured cloud, still not quite eight years old.

Hi, posted here before. Indonesian Chinese here and I used to study in Malaysia (the uni near Sak Dato Temple in Broga). When I graduated uni, a lot of job interviews I went to end up rejecting me. My mom then suggested that I go pray the Thousand Hand Guanyin in Singapore (Waterloo St.) and I was told to pray for Hou Ya Gong (虎爺公). It was near Chinese New Year at that time and I prayed to ”提防小人“. I wasn't religious back then (except for praying Guanyin everyday at home).

A few months later, I actually got a job offer, even though I only lasted 2 months and got another better job offer, although the job is in Jakarta instead of KL where I wanted to be. Now, working as a salesman, I sometimes get to go back to my hometown and meet my partners from there. I went back for New Year last week and the salesman from our partner company took me to pray 财神爷. His boss donated a lot for that temple and there isn't only 财神爷, but there are a lot of deities such as 观音, 华佗, 12将军, 拿督公, etc. Instagram link of the temple: https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations...ra-viriya-pala/ When praying to Cai Shen, I felt I should join His birthday celebration this year (I heard that the temple is very crowded on His birthday). My parents used to go to the temple on his birthday when they are doing business, but now they've retired and just worship and respect Him without being too devout

We then continued on to pray 虎爺公 in another temple. Too bad I was in a rush to take photos. I'll shoot some photos when I go back to my hometown again.

Although I am now working in Jakarta (I actually wanted to work in KL after finishing uni, didn't feel like going back to Indonesia), on the bright side, I got a really decent job in an MNC and their SEA base is in Malaysia, just hoping now I can transfer and be back there soon

Now in Jakarta, I often go to Buddhist temples (they have a Sunday service) and abstaining from eating meat every 1st and 15th of the lunar month. The Chinese Buddhist culture here is different from my hometown, and I enjoy telling people about our Chinese folk religion cultures to the peeps here. My hometown is just a short swim away from Singapore/Malaysia, thus us having the same Chinese folk religion culture. It's such a shame that I haven't found a Sintua temple here, maybe I should explore the city soon

After reading some posts again in this page, I saw that Broga Sak Dato temple post. I went there once with a friend to look around (you know, bored Uni students, lol). I will be in Malaysia again next week, any guide to worship in that temple? Any information would be appreciated. Planning to bring my girlfriend there, she is not a devout Chinese, want to teach her a few things about worshipping in temples.

I feel after I started working as a salesman I start to believe in my own Chinese folk religion more. Praying gives me that calm moment part about my highly stressful job. Hope 财神爷 can give me lots of sales and hit my target this year

Happy new year folks! Sorry for the long post!

Hello nacht.

Noted. When I pray, do I speak in Malay?

Hello Nacht. I want to consult you. There used to be a small datuk outside my condo area. Lots of people pray there. There is also a small guan yin statue and some other deities in the same house. However I think 8 months ago, the statues were taken away. We not sure stolen or whatever happened. Some people still pray blindly. I would like to know what's the process if we were to buy new datuk statue and invite datuk to stay in the house again. Thanks.

Hi Nacht

I went to a small temple near the place I lived today (passed by there on the way to dinner). I am not familiar with the Buddhas I attached. Care to explain to me? Thanks a lot!

hi nacht.
how come caishen got a military caishen? This is what i notice, usually theres the mainstream caishen where everyone pay for wealth. But i heard theres also a military/general version of him?
Any idea about this? And are they the same?

Hi Nacht, would like to ask, why is caishen considered as one of the five commissioners of pestilence (wenshen)? to my understanding those deities are associated with illnesses, but caishen is often associated with wealth instead, quite confused...

isn't one of the Five Lords of Pestilence Zhao Gongming?