Brett Harrison, Hidden Tao (Doco/Photojournalism (2018))

Walking through the back streets of Georgetown in Penang I came across a Taoist ritual running late in the night. After standing back, one of the drummers saw I was taking photos, ran to me, and dragged me into the temple to be closer to the ceremony. Up close I saw the querent asking the gods for direction by throwing the jiaobei rocks into the air and reading their meaning. The gods were unhappy that night as their answers were met with grim faces by the witnesses throw upon throw upon throw

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