More chariots carrying the deities on sedan chairs arriving.
The scorching afternoon heat made it unbearable for many but the once a year event had everyone decided it's worth it for prayers. Even the candles on the prayer table wither under the sun!
Devotees hoisting and swaying the chariots in synchronization.
One of the medium, offering ????
A medium loading sweets into his clothing pocket for distribution to devotees.
"Lo Cha" takes a breather and standing in the shade while the prayers.
Medium drinking milk from the milk bottle before offering to the observing kid.
Temple celebrations has no boundaries to race and religion as seen above, the Caucasian man joining in and trying his hands in swaying and hoisting one of the chariots.
After an hour under the sun, many bystanders had wither under the 4pm sun as the urn with the joss-sticks catch fire.
The senior advising the junior.
The senior feeding the junior milk.
Medium blessing the offerings.
One of the medium waiting patiently to bless the offerings.
A medium writing a 4 digits number for interested punters.
Reading the number for bettings on the weekend draws! (The number had not appear as a drawn number as yet.)
An elderly devotee offering prayers as the procession was about to move on to the next location.
People waited patiently at the Ong Ya Kong temple in Kandang for the arrival of the procession.
Kids burning joss-sticks for prayers just before the procession arrival.
Crowd builds up as night falls.
The initial team from the procession arriving to offer prayers.
Lion dance performance.
The dragon dance team getting prepared for their routine within the temple grounds.
The medium from the host temple awaiting the arrival of the other deities.
A medium in trance prancing before making his entry into the temple grounds.
Multiple shots of the arrival of the mediums and deities on chariots.
"Lo Cha" leaving the temple premises for the final stop.
Ong Ya Kong medium prancing before leaving the temple.
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