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David's Bicycle Touring Home Stay
in Malaysia, Southeast Asia.
Malaysian Traditional and Culture
Malaysian
Indian Fire Walking
This Fire walking was hell in Chersonese Est. Kuala Kurau Perak, Malaysia,on
October 19206.
Fire walking Festival will start in the month of October every year in most of
the Indian temples. Mostly Hindus participate in walking, now days there are
many Chinese too walk on fire in Indian Temples.
These guys are burning the wood
Fire Walking began in Southern India, where members of the Brahman caste
would walk across long beds of raked coals to prove their faith to the people.
They would emerge from the coal bed unharmed to the amazement of the people. The
act of fire walking has existed since at least 500 AD, but was restricted to
mystics for most of its history. Starting in the early 1800's the art spread to
other religions and commercial venues, where people were amazed by the
protective faith of the individuals who practiced it. As it became more popular,
fire walking spread throughout the castes of India and to the peoples of many
other countries. In 1935 an experiment organized by the University of London's
Council for Psychical Research disproved the notion that Fire Walking required
religious zeal. Two atheists and an Indian mystic took the same fire walk, and
all emerged unharmed. It is generally sited that individuals are not burned
because coals are a poor conductor of heat, requiring a greater period of
contact than fire walking provides to burn the foot. However, to this day, many
individuals and groups swear to the mystical power of fire walking
Trance ceremony is hell at the river side temple
All devotees are in Trances now waiting for the priest to attend them
Hooks are pieced on the back by a priest from other temples
Steel rod are pieced though the mouth
Devotees are walking to temple for fire walk
They have to walk about 2 kilometer
People watching the fire walking ceremony
Waiting for his turn to walk on the charcoal
This Fire walking event was hell in Trans Kerian Est. Nibong Tebal a few day
early.
This fire walking ceremony take
place in Trans Kerian Est, Nibong Tebal
The Temple priest
Lady in Traces dancing
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