Crowds of devout pilgrims at the Matsu Mazu festival make offerings, Zhenlan Temple, Dajia, Taiwan, Republic of China (ROC)

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Among the many gods and goddesses worshipped in Taiwan Mazu the Goddess of the Sea is perhaps the most revered Every year in the 3rd month of the lunar calendar the Dajia Mazu which is housed at the Zhenlan temple is taken out on a pilgrimage lasting 8 days and covering 300km Over the course of the 8 days more than 1 million people will come out to see Mazu as she makes her way from Dajia to Hsingang in Jiayi county and back again visiting more than 80 temples It is thought that the Mazu pilgrimage is one of the three largest religious festivals in the world.

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Location: Zhenlan Temple, Dajia, Taiwan, Republic of China (ROC)
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