Ulambana Prayer Ritual in Semarang Chinatown

A number of Tri Dharma followers prepared to burn replicas of ships, statues of gods, paper shrines, and the names of spirits during the Ulambana (Phu Tu) King Hoo Ping prayer ritual at the Tjie Lam Tjay Temple, Semarang, Central Java, Wednesday (9/9/2026). The prayer ritual, led by a monk from China, was attended by hundreds of Tri Dharma followers from the Chinese ethnic community in the Chinatown area to pray for the souls of their ancestors to rest peacefully in the afterlife. ANTARA FOTO/Makna Zaezar/nym.

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