the Kuan Yin Hall
the Kuan Yin Hall was rebuilt some ten years ago replacing the century old...
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Kuan Yin's Shrine Hall
a large shrine hall of Kuan Yin Bodhistta
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Kuan Yin statue
Kuan Shi Yin statue sitting in the middle of the hall.
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thousands of Kuan Yin statues
mini Kuan Yin statues placed on all sides of the walls
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wireman at work
wireman busy fixing up lanterns and wiring
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ceremonial site
this is the place where the ceremony of the lighting of lanterns took place.
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site arrangement
these are the sites arrangement for VIPs and generous donors for the...
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scene of ceremonial site
with prayers cushion ready in circular arrangement while devotees and...
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ribbons
a final check on donors'ribbons.
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testing, testing 1 2 3
a temple monk testing on a microphone to make sure everything goes well on time.
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fire crackers
fire crackers hanging from top to bottom waiting for the big bang !
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the altar
offering of fruits,candles, flora arrangment were placed at the altar getting...
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wireman
wire man and electricians busy at work putting the finishing touches.
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all quite at the front
it was all quite at the site as most devotees were having dinner at the lower...
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scene of the dining hall
finally food arrived and all were served with vegetarian meal.
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nice decorations
wooden craved three gods of happiness, prosperity and longivity in the...
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dolls with Chinese dress
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dining hall with Maitreya Buddha
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vegetarian hall
all tables were full with devotees in the dining hall waiting to be served.
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crowded hall
no more seats, some devotees have to stand and wait for more tables...
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buffet style
all tables haven been taken up so the only way is to have a buffet...
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wooden fish
I saw this century old wooden fish which has been there in Kek Lok Si since I...
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pagoda with a dark background
with the sun setting behind hill, the pagoda almost fell into darkness.
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a pavilion far behind
before the entire monastery were lighted up.
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the crowd at the scene
taken from the pagoda
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Air Itam town
taken at another upper level of the pagoda with Air Itam town in the back...
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chanting with monks in darkness
the ceremony had started and monks chanting together with devotees for a...
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one, two, three,..... press
waiting for the go ahead to press.
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second by second
part by part all lanterns were lighted up in the whole temple complex.
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lights on wall
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lights around the pagoda
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lighted lanterns
lanterns with fireworks atop behind.
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lanterns and sparkling stars
trees in the garden were lighted up too.
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walls decorations
walls decorated with lights too.
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lights everywhere
lanterns hanging from one end to another
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whole complex lighted up
visitors enjoying themselves
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fireworks
fireworks display after all lanterns were lighted up.
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green lights
green lights for green trees
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garden lights
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sparkling lights
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lights of the pagoda
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lanterns with donors' name
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the visitors
the event drew thousands of foreign visitors.
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shrine hall
lights at the Five Buddha shrine hall
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thousands of lanterns
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inside the shrine hall
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Buddha with his disciples
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the five Buddhas
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lights on trees look like sparkling star
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taken from another direction
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the shrine hall
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a well managed garden beside the pagoda
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the pavilion
a pavilion with the Buddha sitting with his first five disciples
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The Kuan Yin Shrine Hall
below is the Kuan Yin shrine hall
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pagoda garden
lights around the pagoda
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lanterns in corridors
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more lanterns
In the main shrine hall, more lanterns were lighted up
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programmes for the temples
spelling out the programmes for devotees during the Chinese New Year
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plea for donors
a notice for visitors on tiles donations
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visitors' tiles
visitors donated tiles for the temple
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the pagoda
pagoda surrounded by lanterns and lights
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tiles with donors' names
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red and yellow lanterns
red and yellow reflexing Chinese cultures and country.
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a Noble Hero
noble hero of the three kingdom Kuan Yu
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nine Arahants
with nine Arahants on one side
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main shrine hall
it's the old main shrine hall still as strong as ever.
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heavenly Kings
part of the Heavenly Kings
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Arahants
another part of the nine Arahants
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heavenly Kings
another part of the Heavenly Kings
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gardens of lights
multi colour lights sparkling around the complex
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wooden fish with lights behind
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Maitraya Buddha
"The Friendly and Benevolent One" is widely adored by the Chinese...
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part of the complex
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lanterns and tiny bulbs
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thousands of lanterns
thousands of lanterns hanging from one end to another
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late at night, visitors almost gone home
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main shrine hall
lights outside the main shrine hall
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the Kuan Yin Shrine Hall at night
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night view
Kek Lok Si's night view
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the clean up
after the dinner, it was a big clean up for the kitchen team
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drying up plates and cutleries
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the Kitchen team
these are the people responsible for the food preparation for thousands of...
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in the kitchen
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dish washers
a dedicated team of dish washers in the kitchen
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the kitchen god
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