Worshippers were praying in front of several altars at Kuan Ying Teng Temple

Worshipers praying at Kuan Ying Teng Temple
Kuan Ying Teng Temple in George Town, Penang
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Where there are overseas Chinese, there are Chinatowns and Chinese temples are built. In George Town, Penang, there are also overseas Chinese, and Chinese temples were built there. The Kuan Ying Teng Temple here is one of them. The oldest Taoist temple in Penang, built in 1728, enshrines the Bodhisattva Guanyin, as its name suggests. However, the temple was originally built to worship Mazu, the god of the sea.

The temple was crowded with worshippers. As is typical of Chinese temples, there are many altars in the temple, and everyone is praying in front of the altar of their choice. In the photo, the woman was praying with her back to me, while the man with glasses standing in the foreground was praying at the altar on the right. On the table in front of the man was an incense burner with several sticks of incense. In this way, there are altars everywhere in the not-so-large precincts of the temple, and each altar enshrines a deity, and the worshippers offer their prayers as they see fit.

With so many gods, it is difficult to determine which god is best to visit. As a stranger, I can only wish everyone good luck. I would be very happy if good luck came to me as well.

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Mar 2009 MALAYSIA PEOPLE

PHOTO DATA

No

2610

Shooting Date

Dec 2008

Posted On

March 20, 2009

Modified On

August 9, 2023

Place

Penang, Malaysia

Genre

Candid Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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