The taoists are prayer on ChungYuanPuDu Ceremony

This is ChungYuanPuDu of Yuan-Di Temple,Tsoying,Kaohsiung,Taiwan 左營元帝廟中元普渡時 道士們的唸經 作法之段落

Happy Birthday Tien-Gon,Yu-Huang-Shan-Di,God of Gods

Almost every temples in Taiwan have the Tien-Gon-Lu,( 天公爐 joss stick cup) in front of main door. It is said that the Tien-Gon is the God of Gods ( GOG). When the temple is pray to Tien-Gon, mainly, then, how about the "Lu( cup)" in front of the main door?!

台灣的寺廟 大概均有"天公爐" 置於主廟門外部 以示 天公( 玉皇上帝 ) 乃萬神之神

若主祀為天公的寺廟 則此"爐" 如何稱呼?

圖為 左營元帝廟之凌霄寶殿的天公生日 暖壽盛況

Spiky-Chair, Yuan-Di Temple,Tsoying

The Spiky-Chair for Tong-Chi( a man as a representative of difinite god 乩童) is an ancient tools for religion festival to approve the God's power through human being in spite of Shark-Sword, and/or Spiky-Ball. It is rare seen now among Taiwan, the photos here to show the Spiky-Chair almost forgot by people.The Spiky-Chair almost exclusively on Taiwan.釘椅是玄天上帝展現神威時的道具 由乩童坐上之後 在慶典中 顯示神祇的力量 這樣的道具比鯊魚劍 釘球..... 更具震憾力 現在 已經少見之(也許是全台唯一吧) 是有心保護傳統的人 應該努力的標的