The Yoke Wong Thai Tay Temple in Section 21 SEA Park, Petaling Jaya held its 35th founding anniversary celebration on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 which was the 5th day of the eleventh Chinese lunar month.
The famous temple housed the main deity Yoke Wong Thai Tay or Jade Emperor God.
Together with my friends Vincent, Alex and Yap, we headed to the venue in the evening joining hundreds of devotees who thronged the temple to offer prayers to deities and received blessings from the temple mediums who include chief medium of the temple Madam Lim Koon Foong and senior medium Ronnie Chiew.
Together with my friends Vincent, Alex and Yap, we headed to the venue in the evening joining hundreds of devotees who thronged the temple to offer prayers to deities and received blessings from the temple mediums who include chief medium of the temple Madam Lim Koon Foong and senior medium Ronnie Chiew.
Present that evening were YB Dr Cheah Wing Yin who is Damansara Utama state assemblyman, Dato’ Dr. Wong Sai Hou who is former Kampung Tunku state assemblyman and his wife Datin Jennifer and Gan Keng who is president of Section 21 SEA Park Residents Association.
Since early morning today devotees from all the places inundated the temple by lighting incensed joss stick and burning candles to offer prayers to Jade Emperor God for good luck and health. The temple, located at No.37, Jalan 21/22 in a double-storey terrace house, provided free vegetarian lunch to all devotees.
The highlights of the evening were the spectacular acrobatic dragon dance and lion dance performance in front of the temple.
A stage was set up under a white-top tent on an empty space opposite the temple where popular local singers and a magic show provided the night’s entertainment.
RELA personnel were on duty to divert vehicles to alternative routes as the road in front of the temple was closed for the anniversary celebration.
Since early morning today devotees from all the places inundated the temple by lighting incensed joss stick and burning candles to offer prayers to Jade Emperor God for good luck and health. The temple, located at No.37, Jalan 21/22 in a double-storey terrace house, provided free vegetarian lunch to all devotees.
The highlights of the evening were the spectacular acrobatic dragon dance and lion dance performance in front of the temple.
A stage was set up under a white-top tent on an empty space opposite the temple where popular local singers and a magic show provided the night’s entertainment.
RELA personnel were on duty to divert vehicles to alternative routes as the road in front of the temple was closed for the anniversary celebration.
The dragon dance is a traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture.
The dragon dance performing in front of Yoke Wong Thai Tay temple.
Performers using patterns and tricks to make the dragon body turn and twist on itself.
Dragons are believed to bring good luck and fortune to the people. The myth is that the longer the dragon, the more luck it will bring.
The movement "dragon chasing the pearl"
Dragon dance is a team-work.
Performers doing a basic "corkscrew" trick.
Performers lay down on floor using poles to hold up it up.
All the successful movements of the dances depend on the co-operation of the performers of the whole team and strict discipline.
More acrobatic moves where performers sit on shoulders of team members to increase the height of the dragon’s movements.
Team performers of the dragon dance troupe.
A lion dance performance in action.
Colourful giant incensed joss stick burning.
Big crowd of devotees at the temple.
A temple medium in a trance performing a religious ritual.
Paper horse effigies in the temple.
Long queues of devotees waiting their turns to receive blessings from temple mediums throughout the day.
Devotees lighting joss stick and burning candles at the temple.
Big candles burning on the altar.
Trays of food and fruits laid out on long tables.
Offerings of roast pigs by devotees to the temple.
(From left) Damansara Utama state assemblyman YB Dr Cheah Wing Yin, former Kampung Tunku state assemblyman Dato’ Dr. Wong Sai Hou, president of Section 21 SEA Park Residents Association Mr Gan Keng and senior temple medium Mr Ronnie Chiew
A big crowd watching stage performances under the white-top tent.
A singer belting out all the old favourites.
RELA personnel on duty.
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