Male devotees walking on burning charcoal, which is one of the main attractions during the final day of the Nine Emperor Gods festival, at Ampang New Village, Selangor. Photos: Filepic
Kaboom! Puffs of white smoke spiralled upwards into the night sky, a sign that the Nine Emperor Gods have arrived. Down by the river, a small group of devotees and mediums was engaged in a divinity ceremony to receive the deities.
At the top of a slope, a bigger group of devotees awaited. All were dressed in white and in kneeling position, their heads bowed and hands clasped in prayer, holding joss sticks and incense papers.
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