Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Kovil Sri Maha Mariamman - Fire Walkers on the pit






The heat was already unbearable from where I was standing, thus I couldn't possibly imagine how people would be walking barefoot across those hot coalsYet later on, men, both young and old would be doing exactly that without skin peeling off their soles




The sickle bearer sprinted across and almost collapsed into  the arms of the men waiting at the end of the pit


Not really sure if he went immediately after the central character, but looking back at this pic , here he was just waiting for his turn


While the devotees were mostly Indians, it was interesting to note that the crowd that had gathered to watch the amazing spectacle was a good mix comprising foreigners staying in nearby hotels to local Malaysian Chinese like muah.


In this pic below is one of the oldest participants running across the pit.


Location : Tg Bungah, Penang

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