Choor Su Gong Naka Shrine, locally referred to equally Samkong Shrine was the place for my side past times side investigation into the Phuket Vegetarian Festival.
The route inward front end of the shrine was used to sell Vegetarian Food together with in that place was a convenient house to park, Jemma was to a greater extent than excited than I was BUT she was staying inward the car.
I arrived to a rhythmic (almost hypnotic) beating of drums together with ringing of bells of a shrine that was abuzz alongside people milling well-nigh - possessed or non possessed. The outset distinction I noticed was that the male Mah Song were beingness 'entranced' inward the principal temple together with the female Mah Song inward the smaller shrine to the right.
On entering the principal shrine I was straightaway were that in that place were a plethora of things going on at the same time. There were a set out of devotees dressed patently inward white waiting patiently earlier they were cook to endure possessed past times the spirits. There is no existent aspect of the tense atmosphere inward the shrine simply it is fascinating.
I convey collected a set out of photographs together of the same chosen devotee beingness entranced, possessed together with and thence released.
The outset affair the devotee must produce is expect - I convey no stance what happens earlier this. The Shrine Attendants then tending the possession past times wafting a burning slice of newspaper alongside Chinese Hieroglyphics unopen to the intended.
The devotee together with thence waits - at a item fourth dimension the devotee begins to milk tremble together with brand noises. Suddenly the devotee springs upward together with approaches the 'alter' - hither the Shrine Attendants wearing clothing the devotee inward a item robe.
One item devotee took the burning woods together with began to hitting themselves on the dorsum together with on the front end - an intoxicating atmosphere - together with thence it rained!
The hot H2O was non hot together with the intended activeness was stopped - the Mah Song were all tardily brought dorsum into the Shrine. It was hither that I watched the possessed beingness released. After banging the modify a set out of times the devotee jumped backwards together with was caught past times a Shrine Attendant.
A dark flag was draped on the caput of the devotee, who was together with thence released from their trance together with the spirit gone.
To recognise the vibrancy of this all you lot MUST visit.
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