Luck Blessing Ritual at Telok Blangah Tee Kong Temple 2010 (萬壽山天公廟庚寅年新春補運法會)

On 28th Day of Lunar 1 Month (13 Mar 2010 Saturday), in the morning at about 11.30Am, Vabien & I arrived at Telok Blangah Tee Kong Temple (萬壽山天公廟) to get prepared for the Luck Blessing Ritual.

Upon arrival, Donnie was already in the Temple getting ready for the Ritual.

Just as the Clock striked 12.00 Noon, people started to get in for to participate in the Luck Blessing Ritual.

Just before the Ritual started at 12.30Pm, Kevin Kang & Sis Geraldine, Poh Li & her Sister and Bro Bryan arrived at the Temple to assist in the Ritual.

At 12.30Pm sharp, the Initiation of the Ritual started by performing for the Purifying & Cleansing of Surrounding Ritual (Pls see Pics 13 - 17).

After the Purifying Ritual was being conducted, the Invitation of the Reporting Officer (三界送表官) was being carried out (Pls see Pics 19 - 20) and then followed by the Enhancing of Yin Yang Taoist Swords was being conducted for the Zheng Yi Fei Jie Fu (正一飛捷府), which lead by Vabien Lee (Pls see Pics 21 - 36).

At about 1.30Pm, the Invitation of Heavenly Deities Ritual was being conducted in-order to gain the Permission for the Conducting of the Luck Enhancing & Blessing to be conducted for the Devotees (Pls see Pics 37 – 39).

During the Ritual of Invitation of Heavenly Deities, a Spiritual Petition was being sent to Jade Emperor of Heaven (玉皇大天尊) to report on the Event & who were being involved, etc. After a short Report, the Spiritual Petition was being placed into a Petition Holder (specially created by Vabien Lee) and being sent off with the assistance of the Reporting Officer (Pls see Pics 40 - 48). In the Pictures, you all will be seeing that Jave was engaged into a short communication with the Reporting Officer, requesting him to send the Petition to the Celestial Palace without fail and the Petition must be hand-over to Jade Emperor of Heaven, etc.

After the ushering of the Deities, 3 rounds of Offering of the Wine & Tea (三獻茶酒) was being carried out. Uncle Ah Soon was being asked to represent the Temple to offer the Wine & Tea to the Deities (Pls see Pics 49).

Soon after the Deities arrived, chanting of Taoist Scriptures was being conducted. During the Chanting, Uncle Ah Soon brought out a few boxes of Water and made some Enhancement onto the Water for distribution after the Ritual. Million Thanks to Uncle Ah Soon for the contribution of the Water (Pls see Pics 51).

At about 2.30Pm, the Finale of the Day’s Ritual had arrived. All the Devotees were being gathered around the Main Altar to participate in the Luck Enhancement & Blessing Ritual. After the Luck Enhancement & Blessing Ritual, ALL the Devotees were being brought around the whole Temple to pay respect to the Deities by Jave and after returning to the Main Altar, the Day’s Offering Ceremony (當朝謝壇 (獻供科儀)) was being conducted to Thank the Deities for their Arrival & Blessing (Pls see Pics 52 - 54).

Everyone enjoyed the Ceremony and was happy to brought back the Necessary “Blessing” after the Ritual.

Jave and the rest of Long Shan Men’s (正一龍山門) Disciples stayed in the Temple till about 6.00Pm and just before we ended the Day’s Ritual, Zheng Yi Fei Jie Fu’s Spiritual Fan (大羅三清扇) was being enhanced under the Permission & Supervision of Jade Emperor of Heaven.

After then, we proceed to Gerald Lim’s House for the Initiation Ceremony for getting of the Title of Zheng Yi Long Shan Du Cai Fu (正一龍山督財府).

PS: Million Thanks to Vabien for taking the Pictures.