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In mid-November this year, the Hian Eng Taoist Group was honored to conduct a thanksgiving ritual at Nam Yong Keng Temple, located in Klang Central, Selangor State, Malaysia, upon invitation. The main deity of the temple is Hui Ze Choon Ong 惠澤尊王, the Ancestral God of the Chinese Surname Ye 葉氏祖佛. Before the grand ritual, the temple management engaged the puppet performance service of Master Huang Zhen Cai 黄振財師傅, the 5th Generation leader of a famous puppet troupe in Johore State, Malaysia. The main ritual of thanksgiving lasted for three days. It primarily involves prayers to bless the living and to alleviate the suffering of spirits. Taoists believe in harmony between Yang (Positive Energy) and Yin (Negative Energy) to achieve tranquility in both realms. The grand finale of the ritual was crossing a seven-star bridge. I was told that the temple had never performed the crossing bridge blessing ceremony since it was established more than 40 years ago. Many pilgrims turned out for the ev...

Upon invitation by the temple management of Soon Hock Keng Chinese Temple, Taoist priests from Hian Eng Taoist Group conducted a 3-day ritual of thanksgiving.   The temple is operating a temporary place of worship located within the Central Klang Valley vicinity. The main deity revered at the temple is Zhang Gong Shen Jun, also known as Fazhugong  法主公  in  Chinese . During the three-day ritual, many questions arose regarding a Taoist rite known as Chi Shui Jin Tan, also known as Cleansing Water Ceremony (敕水禁壇). The cleansing water ritual begins with the invocation of gods to purify the water and sanctify the space. This Taoist rite aims to cleanse the ceremonial area, removing impurities and halting negative influences, such as black magic or disruptive energies, within the Taoist place of worship. During the ritual, Taoist priests from the Zheng-Yi sect perform dynamic movements, including playing with swords and destroying the bronze flag column, which are believed...