Hi Putra, thank you so much for reading my thread; I'm glad you're entertained. Please stay tuned; I promise to keep things fun.

The tall boxy hats that Tua Ya Pek and Li Ya Pek wear are based on the hats worn by police constables during the Song Dynasty; they denote their status as officers of the spiritual law.

As mentioned previously, Tua Ya Pek's magic fan is a tool that he can use to draw the soul out of a person or creature's body, by waving it over the person/creature in question.

The Hell bank notes he carries in his sling bag are objects he can use as talismans to either bless the worthy or curse the wicked.

Unfiltered Camels are his favourite blend of cancer sticks; I have yet to see him partake of coffee, though Guinness Stout is always a hit with him ('black dog'/黑狗, not 'black oil', is what they call it in my neck of the woods, however, on account of the dark colour of the stuff and the Guinness bulldog mascot).

He is a cop first and foremost, with the responsibility of subduing spiritual criminals, but yes, he isn't beneath counseling those in need of a spot of advice.

No.

He was first worshipped in ancient China.

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.

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

I would advise your relative to get input from an electrician to prevent further electrical fires. The source of the explosion is clearly the right-hand electric candle.

I'll go one better and give you video. 

The green face deity is a datuk gong , exact which one I am not sure.

'Ngor Lui Sian Soo' translates to 'Wu Lei Xian Shi'/五雷仙师 or Master of the Five Thunders.

The name is not familiar to me, but suggests that he is a thunder deity of some description.

Hell deities love to drink.

The harder the liquor, the better.

Guinness Stout is the minimum strength booze you can offer them.

Most Heavenly gods don't drink very much by comparison, although there are exceptions.

It is only natural that someone of culture/faith X will seek religious specialists of culture/faith X despite being faced with black magic originating from culture/faith Y. This decision is always made out of cultural/religious familiarity and personal convenience. If the power of your religious specialists is sufficiently strong, it really does not matter that the black magic you are facing originates from a different faith/culture.

I'll give you a real-life example.

Pregnant couple (we'll call them Steve and Jenny) came to my teacher's place to consult Tua Ya Pek. I was there to help clerk their case. Jenny had been dreaming of a sinister old Malay-speaking Nyonya-ish woman who told her that she would take her baby and eat it alive (obviously a pontianak). Steve told her not to think too much of this, until Jenny started bleeding from the birth canal. Doctors did scans and all that and said that things were fine, but they were scared stiff, the baby being very precious due to them having tried for a long time, and begged Tua Ya Pek to help.

Tua Ya Pek gave them a talisman that Jenny had to wear around her pregnant belly, and told them that the next time the pontianak came by, "She's gonna wish she never died."

Few nights later, Jenny dreamt of the pontianak trying to physically attack her, but the vampiress burst into flames the moment she tried to lay a hand on Jenny. Jenny said she could hear the pontianak screaming in pain even after she woke up in a cold sweat. Steve didn't hear any screaming, but he heard a loud flapping noise outside the bedroom window like some sort of large bird was trying to get in. All they could do was hold each other tight until the noises eventually stopped.

No more trouble at all after that. Baby Rachel was born smoothly, is now a talented teenager and has totally no clue about what threatened her in the past.

Hello Putra,

The statue outside the shrine is the original Datuk statue, which has been replaced by the new one currently sitting inside.

Red is the standard colour that retailers provide, although this can of course be altered to whatever colour the Datuk within may desire.

Green is the Islamic colour, of course, while yellow is the colour of Malay royalty.

You should never be in close proximity with a Datuk shrine if you have consumed non Halal food or drink.

Nacht

Today, it came to my knowledge that Puay, my teacher's successor and our current medium, has completed his contract with his divine patrons (Na Zha, primarily) and will no longer channel.

My teacher's sintua will once again fall into dormancy, it would seem.

While this is sad in a way, I am happy for Puay, as he will be able to enjoy more time with his wife and three small children; his wife was always concerned about the hazards he faced as a medium.

Thank you for your service and for the splendid memories, my friend.

Godspeed and best wishes.

In Penang today; visited the prayer material store that I always drop by whenever I'm in town.

They're on Lebuh Kimberley and pretty impressive.

There are four Tua Li Ya Pek/Hell themed sintuas, one at Gat Lebuh Noordin, one in Jelutong and two in Ayer Itam.

Also, a Ji Gong sintua in Kepala Batas.

The Georgetown City God Temple is one of Malaysia's oldest religious establishments, and features the oldest pair of Tua Li Ya Pek in the country.

It is a must visit for any sintua enthusiasts or Hell deity worshippers.

Pics taken by yours truly in 2015.

Accompanying Tua Ya Pek is the City God, the local spiritual magistrate.

He is flanked by a pair of Niu Tou and Ma Mian, the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Hell enforcers (I forgot to include them in the shot taken below).



Accompanying Li Ya Pek are seven fairy maidens in the service of Zhu Sheng Niang Niang, the fertility goddess who grants children to barren couples.

Standing behind the maidens is Tua Pek Gong, the wealth god aspect of the Earth God.

Zhu Sheng Niang Niang herself is represented by a plaque behind Tua Pek Gong.



Your anecdote regarding the history of the temple is correct.

Khoo Thean Teik, then-leader of the Hokkien-dominated Khian Teik secret society, was its patron.

Several attempted peace talks with the Khian Teik society's longtime enemies, the Cantonese-dominated Ghee Hin, took place there.