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My most memorable encounter with the Hindu plantation workers in Malaysia was unquestionably the time I came across the above merry group near the village of Simpang Lima.
My most memorable encounter with the Hindu plantation workers in Malaysia was unquestionably the time I came across the above merry group near the village of Simpang Lima.
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The villagers' goddess, Mariamman, waiting to be feted.
The villagers' goddess, Mariamman, waiting to be feted.
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As they were to happily share with me, they had decided to thank their goddess, Mariamman, for the good fortune she had brought them the past year.
As they were to happily share with me, they had decided to thank their goddess, Mariamman, for the good fortune she had brought them the past year.
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And so with flutes, and bongo drums, and plenty of chanting as a backdrop, the goddess was paraded throughout their little labor settlement within the plantation.
And so with flutes, and bongo drums, and plenty of chanting as a backdrop, the goddess was paraded throughout their little labor settlement within the plantation.
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And then came a flurry of coconut bashing.
And then came a flurry of coconut bashing.
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With still more coconut bashing!!
With still more coconut bashing!!
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However, the most fascinating part of this festival of penance and appreciation came an hour later at a nearby fire pit.
However, the most fascinating part of this festival of penance and appreciation came an hour later at a nearby fire pit.
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There a 20-foot long pit filled with intensely hot glowing coals was readied for those who had volunteered to walk barefoot across it.
There a 20-foot long pit filled with intensely hot glowing coals was readied for those who had volunteered to walk barefoot across it.
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Only men had been allowed to volunteer to walk across the coals, and they had been coached for nearly two months by the high priest (background, holding objects on his head).
Only men had been allowed to volunteer to walk across the coals, and they had been coached for nearly two months by the high priest (background, holding objects on his head).
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