bullockcartwater reports on the visit of a patron saint to the Po Chia Keng temple in Chinatown. It’s pretty rare to see temple street processions nowadays, and the visit of a 650-year-old statue makes it even more so.

On Sunday, 15 Oct 06, the 24th of the 8th Lunar Month, Wee Ma, the grandma of Kai Chang Sheng Wang, the patron saint of Bao Che Gong 保赤宫 (Po Chia Keng), in the form of a statue, arrived in Singapore for a short visit, together with the 650 year old statue of Kai Zhang Sheng Wang 开漳圣王, also known in Hokkien as Sheng Ong.

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