Malaysia - Penang - George Town - Kuan Yin Teng - Kong Hock Keong - Temple of the Goddess of Mercy - Buring Incense Sticks
Goddess of Mercy (Kuan Yin) is this oldest Chinese temple in Penang built by early Chinese settlers. The Kuan Yin Temple was founded around 1800 and features a sweeping roof with ornately decorated copings and ridges. Today, it is a very popular temple, visited by young and old alike offering sandalwood incense.
Joss stick burning is an everyday practice in traditional Chinese religion. There are many different types of joss sticks used for different purposes or on different festive days. Many of them are long and thin and are mostly colored yellow, red, and more rarely, black. Thick joss sticks are used for special ceremonies, such as funerals. Spiral joss sticks are also used on a regular basis, which are found hanging above temple ceilings, with burn times that are exceedingly long. In some states, such as Taiwan, Singapore, or Malaysia, where they celebrate the Ghost Festival, large, pillar-like dragon joss sticks are sometimes used.
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Tom Klαusz (4 months ago | reply)
Great lights!
●¤ Ãł-ŵĥѐβ! ¤● (4 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot
Philipp Lücke (4 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
subhadip87 (4 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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GlobeTrotter 2000 (4 months ago | reply)
Great capture !
Stephen M Reid (4 months ago | reply)
Love the pov Lucie
Dmitry Chastikov (4 months ago | reply)
Great! Fire is something to be watched eternally/ And the shot is not your normal style, this also attracts attention!))
Zed The Dragon (4 months ago | reply)
Excellent capture :)
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judo_dad1953 (4 months ago | reply)
This is a great image! Nice work!
Alshmemri Photography's (4 months ago | reply)
This is a fantastic shot! Great work!
CativationArt.com (4 months ago | reply)
Lovely smokey effects well done!
James Tung (4 months ago | reply)
that is really a nice shot.
lregoli (4 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot Lucie! The sharp focus on the fire and the warm colors are quite relaxing...
Ben124. (4 months ago | reply)
Nice one!
Cristyjan (4 months ago | reply)
Great!
ewaldmario (4 months ago | reply)
amazing ...
Mariovar [deleted] (4 months ago | reply)
great fire always attract the view
Jensje (4 months ago | reply)
Nice colourful post Lucie.
Eos AG Photography (Busy) (4 months ago | reply)
Superb!
DiamantThomy (4 months ago | reply)
Nice
Agnieszka Piatkowska (4 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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maurob_1454 (4 months ago | reply)
Molto bella e originale.
Sunrise@dawn 風傳影像 (4 months ago | reply)
Marvelous ……. ^^
RobertCross1 (4 months ago | reply)
This is very, very cool. An instant favorite!
tianxiaozhang (4 months ago | reply)
Very nice
Ben124. (4 months ago | reply)
Brilliant shot!
Airflore (4 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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Massilo (4 months ago | reply)
stunning shot...nice fire...
Marwa Morgan (4 months ago | reply)
Nice shot of light
sunflower_lotus (4 months ago | reply)
Great dof! Beautiful.
GarethHudson (4 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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Zed The Dragon (4 months ago | reply)
Très belle photo :)
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The Walker Around (4 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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Dale_stephens (4 months ago | reply)
Interesting photo! I rellay like this!
Ping Timeout (4 months ago | reply)
Interesting shot, truly.
vessy.buzz✿ (4 months ago | reply)
Wonderful!
cdb033 Getting Bored!! (4 months ago | reply)
Outstanding work!!
shutterbug in me (4 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
Varapanyo (4 months ago | reply)
A stunning photo, Lucie!
Thanks for your photos. . . and happy Valentine's Day!
Cat Man! (4 months ago | reply)
Nice!
~ tanjir ~ (4 months ago | reply)
So beautiful! very well captured!
Zed The Dragon (4 months ago | reply)
Great shot, have a nice day :)
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Hewraman (I am back & try to catch up) (4 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
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Hewraman (I am back & try to catch up) (4 months ago | reply)
Just Gorgeous !
Wonderful work
Timo Lieber (4 months ago | reply)
Hi Lucie, I like this one. Great deph of field.
kizeme (4 months ago | reply)
Great shot !
Guan72 (4 months ago | reply)
Beautiful! I lived in Malaysia, so it's a familiar scene. The smell of incense gets right through to you.
karl.wolfgang (Back from Oahu) (4 months ago | reply)
Well captured traditiona.
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