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Goddess Of Mercy – Guan Yin’s Birthday 观音誕

Goddess Of Mercy – Guan Yin’s Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan) – Taoist and devotees celebrates the birthday of Goddess of Mercy (also known as Guan Yin Dan) on 19th February, 19th Jun and 19th September each year on the lunar calendar.

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)
It’s a very hot Sunday!

Today is the 19th February in the lunar calendar and it’s a very happenings day at the Goddess of Mercy Temple (Kuan Yin Teng) on Pitt Street. I went there with grandma to pray, I also brought along my camera to take photos of the celebration. It’s really very crowded and hot because of the burning of joss stick. It’s overly crowded in the temple hall, moreover some part of the temple is closed for renovation.

It’s very uncomfortable to move around due to the heat and amount of people, but then I managed to ooze myself into the crowd to pray and take photos.

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)
Look at the number of joss sticks!

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)
The super crowded inner hall of the temple.

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)
Lighting up the joss stick.

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)
Offers to the Goddess of Mercy.

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)
Freeing the birds is a way of doing good deeds, which I don’t really agree as these birds and caught and then bought to release.

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)
The birds stall.

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)
Huge dragon joss stick.

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)
Giving out food and drinks to the needy.

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)


Renovation going on in the temple.

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)
There’s a corner offering ear piercing. It is said that it brings good luck to the children who get their ears pierced during Guan Yin’s birthday. There’s many parents bring their little girls for ear piercing. It looks pain, some are brave and some cried. I’ve pierced before and I know the feeling. Haha.

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)

Goddess Of Mercy - Guan Yin's Birthday 观音誕 (Guan Yin Dan)
There’s many beggar gather at the Kuan Yin Temple on this day and there’s people bring a bag of coin to give out to them.

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