Nine Emperor Gods Festival
Heavenly Airport
On October 3, 2010, the Nine Emperor Gods Temple in Ampang will raise the 50 ft pole that will guide the spirits of the heavens to the temple for the Nine Emperor Gods Festival. This is the official start of…
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Ready in the Rain
They say… that the rains come with the Nine Emperor Gods Festival. And if my personal experience holds true, there will be heavy rains again this year. I got my first taste of the wet last evening when I ventured…
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Inner Circle/Outer Circle – Geography of the Nine Emperor Gods Temple, Ampang
While we are (impatiently) awaiting the start of the 2010 festivities, we can learn something about the geography of the festival at the Nine Emperor Gods Temple in Ampang. Here is the Google Earth image of the temple grounds. It…
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Two Processions – Sunday, Oct 3rd and Monday, Oct 4th
To mark the beginning of the Nine Emperor Gods Festival 2010, with great fanfare, the Emperor will be collected from the river on the evening of October 3rd, 2010 and brought back to the waiting throngs at the Nine Emperor…
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The Golden Seal of the Emperors Arrives in Butterworth
The Seal of the Nine Emperor Gods Temple Association arrived at the beautiful Tow Boo Kong in Butterworth this week. The event was celebrated by an international community of temples, in a raucous, colorful and joyous parade. They told me…
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The Emperor Gets New Clothes
Yes, the title of this post is a reference to the children’s story about the vain emperor who wandered through the streets naked because he believed he was wearing the most beautiful clothes ever made. I couldn’t help think of…
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Finishing Touches on the Nine Emperor Gods Temple in Ampang
Interesting start – to say “finishing” – but a year of renovations are almost complete and the Nine Emperor Gods Temple in Ampang is looking quite exquisite. Inside and out it glistens. I quite thought that I wouldn’t like it,…
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