Adele D. Oliver


Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

Walking on Fire in Singapore (3)

walking through the South Asian district in Singapore we came upon the once a year Firewalking festival. We followed the locals barefoot into the temple, did not get very close to the firepit, but we experienced all the sounds and smell and sight of smoke and water. Here a close view of a deity and in the distance smoke and water.
Firewalking is the act of walking barefoot over a bed of hot embers or stones. It has been practiced by many people and cultures in all parts of the world, with the earliest known reference dating back to Iron Age India c.?1200 BC. It is often used as a rite of passage, as a test of an individual's strength and courage, or in religion as a test of one's faith.

a bit of a closer look tomorrow ...

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