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Wang Kang Festival or The King Barge Festival - Kuala Lumpur

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Taoist Devotees held a "Wang Kang" procession through Malacca Town, south of Kuala Lumpur. The procession is held around town to collect lost souls, for them to rest in peace and reincarnate. Malaysia. 6th February 2012.
in Society, on the 6th of February 2012

Devotees march through Malacca town during the Wang Kang Festival.

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Wang Kang or also known as the King Barge is burned near the shore of Malacca.

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Devotees preparing the prayer paper as the Wang Kang is ready to be burned that marks the end of the Wang Kang Festival.

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Devotees carry carts through Malacca town during the Wang Kang Festival.

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A Tao Priest sits on a float during the Wang Kang Festival.

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