Temple scribe Lai Ming-hsien writes out an appeal, this one a request to the diety Dizang Wang Pu Sa to get rid of a man's bad karma from a previous life.
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A man puts a red fingerprint on his petition to the gods in Lai's office.
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Temple scribe Lai Ming-hsien writes out an appeal.
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Secretary and visitors in the waiting room of the temple scribes' offices.
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A man looks into a furnace for burning paper "ghost money" at Dizang Temple.
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A man looks on as a female companion throws divination blocks to get an answer from the gods. She holds his petition in her hands.
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A man prays to the Buddhist diety Dizang Wan Pu Sa.
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A young woman picks out a divination stick at the altar to Da Zheng Ye, the Lord of the Hordes.
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Worshippers burn incense and pray to the Buddhist deity Dizang Wan Pu Sa.
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A man sells paper "ghost money," burned to appease the gods and vengeful or wandering ghosts.
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Paper money and cardboard cutouts of spirits used for ceremonial burning outside Dizang Temple.
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