If you are a photographer, you need to be here! If you love color, you need to be here! If, like me, you love high energy and friendly crowds and just plain fun, you need to be here! Don’t just take my word for it. Check out Sean Liew’s blog for great photos and entertaining comments on yesterday at Kow Ong Yah Ampang. I handed out a lot of cards yesterday to a lot of photographers and asked them to post their photos and send me a link. Let’s share the joy of this festival.
I hope that you enjoy these selected images from last night when the festivities got underway with the grand procession to invite the Emperor to the temple.
The excitement started building at about 5:30pm with the arrival of the dragons and lions.
Then the temple gods went for a ride in their beautiful sedan chairs accompanied by cheers and shouts to encourage Prosperity and Good Health.
Thousands of people joined the procession through Pekan Ampang.On the banks of the Klang River, the Emperor was invited from the Heavens and escorted securely through the night back to the temple.The fantastic glow of flourescent light!The devotees prostrated themselves upon the arrival of the Emperor.Fireworks seen through the feathers atop the monkey god’s head.Mediums announced the arrival of the Emperor with unselfish acts of strength.The umbrella was guided gently into the temple.The devotees broke through the RELA line, impatient to be the first to pray to the Emperor.Meanwhile, the Amoy opera got started across the street. Monday evening will be their first full-scale performance.By midnight, many of the devotees had called it a day, rebuilding their energies for an early morning start.
