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Toshiie Maeda
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Friday December 31, 2010
‘Take care, the deity is fierce’
GEORGE TOWN: Thieves who stole the statue of Dato Hijau from a temple here have been advised not to keep the deity as he is said to be fierce.
Thnee Kong (God of Heaven) temple caretaker cum spiritual healer Master Ong Q Leng said: “Those who took the fierce guardian, please take care.”
She said Dato Hijau was one of the six statues stolen from a temple behind the dilapidated Relau Villa Mansion here.
It was right here: Ong showing the altar where the stolen idols of deities were placed. The thieves have been warned to face the wrath of the fierce deity Dato Hijau if it is not returned.
She said she went to the temple at about 8am on Wednesday and found four of the six statues missing from the altar.
The temple houses the Jade Emperor, Mazu (Goddess of the Sea), Hai Loong Ong (Sea Dragon King) and Tua Pek Kong (God of Prosperity) deities.
The two other stolen statues of Dato Hijau and Dato Hitam were placed at nearby shrines.
Ong has lodged a report at the Jelutong police station. “Just place the idols back in their original place.
I am not interested in taking any action. “I just want them back,” she said here yesterday.
She said it was pointless for anyone to take home the statues, worth more than RM1,000, as the deities would no longer be around.
She said the statues were probably stolen by those planning to set up a new temple as the statues, especially the Hai Loong Ong, were hard to find.
Ong said she had sought replacements at many prayer paraphernalia shops on the island but was told that some would only be ready in six months.
