FAITH ON FIRE

PEOPLE burn prayer papers during the Sang Sin ritual at Tay Kak Sie Temple in Semarang, Central Java, Sunday, January 15. The annual ritual, which was also held at several other temples in the city, was served to mark the ascension of Toa Pek Kong or God of Prosperity to heaven to face God Almighty before the congregants carried out the bathing of the god statue. The ritual was part of the celebrations to welcome the 2574 Chinese New Year. ANTARA/Aji Styawan