Broga, which spans the states of Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, possesses a refreshing hilly natural landscape, as well as captivating local myths and legends that gave birth to a localized folk religion – Sak Dato. In the mid-19th century, a batch of Hakkanese from HuiZhou in GuangDong, China, left their beloved hometown to become tin miners at Broga, which was still wilderness at the time....
Category: Religious Sites
Documentary stories about temples, mosques, shrines, faith communities, and the religious heritage found throughout Malaysia.
Deities Procession at Yuè Shān Gǔ Miào in Kuala Kubu Bharu
In the wee hours of the morning, a number of Kuala Kubu Bharu village residents are busy preparing a tableful of offerings in front of their house, gathering on the roadside to look around in anticipation. As the sun breaks through the clouds, drumming and firecrackers crackling fill the air, about a thousand devotees throng around Yuè Shān Gǔ Miào where the Shī Yé patrol...
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Tung Loh Temple in Jenjarom
“Knock!” On the table dusted with flour, a few strokes are written by a tip of the wooden sedan chair. A red cloth is tied around the waist of the red-faced Guān Dì, who sits on the sedan chair carried by two bearers. When Guān Dì manifests, the sedan chair sways to convey messages from the deity. On Tuesdays and Fridays at 8P.M., devotees gather...