The Go Teng Pole is what is erected at each Shrine in addition to it is an invitation for the gods to descend.
On arrival at Bang Neow Shrine it was clearly a festival which is celebrated yesteryear a real large community in addition to the bulk was dressed inward white.
Pae Leng (Lee Loh Chia) caput medium of the shrine begins the ceremony yesteryear going to the pole at the front end of the Shrine in addition to scattering rice.
Following this he in addition to thence went amongst his entourage to each physical corner of the belongings where a ceremony was performed amongst him presiding over a trip the lite fantastic toe performed yesteryear i of his followers.
This twelvemonth I watched him larn into far to a greater extent than places than previously - the kitchens, a smaller shrine in addition to a smaller kitchen.
It was at this indicate that a long yellowish string was unravelled in addition to was held yesteryear all of the onlookers at the temple - lifting it when always the medium needed to walk through.
Pae Leng returned to the Pole inward the middle in addition to he blessed the pole yesteryear writing on it equally he had inward the kitchen until he had reached the end.
This is when the dissonance erupted. All the people pulled the ropes in addition to the pole was shortly up. Then the pole was 'hammered' into place.The yellowish strings were in addition to thence collected yesteryear the onlookers in addition to tied to their wrist or tied to a figurine inward their home.
As the pole reached the overstep burn downwards crackers were allow off.
Some people brought their figurines from their homes or their concern to hold upward blessed in addition to / or business office of the ceremony.
Some people knelt downwards inward the promise of beingness blessed.
We were in addition to thence taken into Bang Neow Shrine where the candle lights were beingness prepared - this all took identify inward the business office of the Shrine which had all the woman individual Chinese figurine - was this significant?
There was clearly to a greater extent than than nine people who were holding a candle gear upward to hold upward placed inward the receptacle which would hold upward placed on the Go Teng pole.
snapped his whip in addition to and thence left the shrine.
Others only watched.
The nine lights stand upward for the 'Emperor Gods' but 2 to a greater extent than were also invited - Yok Ong Hong Tae in addition to Kiew Ong Tai Tee.
Leaving the Shrine the roads were bust amongst people in addition to amongst vegetarian food.
The crowd began to disperse in addition to I made my agency to hold upward picked upward in addition to was struck yesteryear this store - I am certain that it used to sell motorcycle helmets but non whatsoever longer!
In reply to a mutual inquiry was that to a greater extent than or less pierced people from concluding twelvemonth tin hold upward seen i time to a greater extent than in addition to the human face upward did non heal (top photograph).