Malaysian Devotees Throng to See 'Tree Deity'


Kuala Lumpur, July 20 (IANS) Hundreds of Hindu devotees have been going to the Midlands Estate in Shah Alam near here to see a "tree deity" that has come to be known as Amman.

It all began when some devotees noticed a light emitting from the "face" on a mango tree at night.

This prompted many more people to go there to witness the phenomenon since last Saturday.

The incident has been reported in Tamil Nesan, Makkal Osai and Malaysia Nanban, all Tamil language dailies.

According to the reports, some of the devotees burn camphor and conduct prayers at the tree.

A yellow sari has also been draped around the tree, which is near a temple that is under construction. The temple will be known as Madurai Meenachi Amman.

Malaysia is home to 1.7 million ethnic Indians, a bulk of them Tamil Hindus.

 

  

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  • aboobaker uppala, uppala/Holy Makkah

    Tue, Jul 20 2010

    ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF IGNORANCE.WHAT SHALL WE CALL THESE DEVOTEES BURNING CAMPHOR AND CONDUCT PRAYERS TO THE MANGO TREE?MODERN PEOPLE?CIVILIZED SOCEITY?"TRULY THE MAN IS VERY UNGRATEFUL TO HIS LORD"

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  • Sadhu, mangalore

    Tue, Jul 20 2010

    You can aim them after killing many tamil hindus in Sri Lanka.

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