2011

The Nine Emperors Arrive in Penang, 2011

September 27, 2011

Wow to Penang and the way they celebrate the Nine Emperor Gods festival! There are several Nine Emperor God temples in Penang and last night they invited the Emperor with panache. Lamps were raised, mediums went in to trance, yellow…

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Tow Boh Keong, Hong Kong St, Georgetown, Penang

September 26, 2011

Welcome to Hong Kong St. I met the team last night and we have a great festival planned. Tonight we invite the god. And for the next nine days there will be prayers and processions and good vegetarian food (we…

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A Day of Preparations at the Nine Emperor Gods Festival

September 26, 2011

Saturday was the day that devotees could come to the Ampang temple and get their rooms and beds for this year’s festival dates. It was great to see some friends, observe the temple cleaned up and ready to go, and…

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2011 Nine Emperor Gods Festival Starts next week!

September 21, 2011

It’s time to get the dates on your calendar so that you don’t miss the events of 2011! This year’s Nine Emperor Gods festival begins with a procession to collect the Emperor. The procession takes place the evening of Sept…

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Kau Ong Yah pays a visit to Ampang last May!

September 11, 2011

A few months ago the Kau Ong Yah Lam Thian Kiong Temple of Ampang held a 20 Km radius Ancestor and Thanksgiving ritual. It was a beautiful ceremony over several days in which the temple fulfilled its obligations to the…

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