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  • Devotees bath little Buddha before the Drying Buddha ceremony at a tibetan temple during Wesak day in Ipoh, Malaysia, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Devotees carrying little Buddha waiting for the ceremony before the Drying Buddha ceremony at a tibetan temple in Ipoh, Malaysia, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • High priest in costume and mask performing prayer together with devotees carrying little Buddha before the Drying Buddha ceremony during Wesak day celebration in Ipoh, Malaysia, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • High priest in costume and mask performing the prayer before the Drying Buddha ceremony during Wesak day celebration in Ipoh, Malaysia, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • High priest in costume and mask performing the prayer together with devotees carrying little Buddha before the Drying Buddha ceremony during Wesak day celebration in Ipoh, Malaysia, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • High priest in costume and mask performing prayer before the Drying Buddha ceremony at a tibetan temple during Wesak day celebration in Ipoh, Malaysia, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • High priest in costume and mask performing prayer before the Drying Buddha ceremony at a tibetan temple during Wesak day celebration in Ipoh, Malaysia, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Devotees spinning the prayer wheels at a Tibetan temple during Wesak day celebration in Ipoh, Malaysia Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • High priest in costume and mask performing prayer before the Drying Buddha ceremony at a tibetan temple during Wesak day celebration in Ipoh, Malaysia, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Devotees wishing to rejuvenate their spirits and Drying Buddha' ceremony unfurling a giant canvas measuring 60m x 12m, the longest canvas painting of Sakyamuni Buddha in South East Asia, out in the sun to dry Ipoh, Malaysia, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Devotees wishing to rejuvenate their spirits unfurl a giant canvas measuring 60-meter by 12-meter canvas painting of Sakyamuni Buddha out in the sun to dry in Ipoh, Malaysia Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Devotees wishing to rejuvenate their spirits and Drying Buddha' ceremony unfurling a giant canvas measuring 60m x 12m, the longest canvas painting of Sakyamuni Buddha in South East Asia, out in the sun to dry Ipoh, Malaysia, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Devotees and their children then took turns to run under the painting as a sign of receiving blessings from Lord Buddha during the Drying Buddha ceremony unfurling a giant canvas measuring 60m x 12m, the longest canvas painting of Sakyamuni Buddha in South East Asia, out in the sun to dry Ipoh, Malaysia, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Devotees performing praying next to a giant canvas measuring 60-meter by 12-meter canvas painting of Sakyamuni Buddha out in the sun to dry in Ipoh, Malaysia Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Devotees folding up a giant canvas measuring 60-meter by 12-meter canvas painting of Sakyamuni Buddha after out in the sun to dry during Wesak day celebration in Ipoh, Malaysia Tuesday, May 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Ethnic Chinese with joss sticks in their hands crowd a temple during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. he festival, held for the first nine days of the ninth month in Chinese lunar calendar, is a ceremony to welcome the Nine Emperor Gods believed to live in the stars in heaven under the reign of "Thien Hou," or the Queen of Heaven, who bring good fortune, longevity, and good health.

  • Thousands of ethnic Chinese Malaysians gather at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, the eve of the Nine Emperor Gods festival. White-clad worshippers lit candles and offered sacrifices to their deities. The nine-day festival has been practiced for many generations by ethnic Chinese in this country. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Thousands of ethnic Chinese Malaysians gather at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, the eve of the Nine Emperor Gods festival. White-clad worshippers lit candles and offered sacrifices to their deities. The nine-day festival has been practiced for many generations by ethnic Chinese in this country. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Malaysian Chinese carrying an Emperor God leaving a temple during a precession in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 the eve of the Nine Emperor Gods festival. White-clad worshippers lit candles and offered sacrifices to their deities. The nine-day festival has been practiced for many generations by ethnic Chinese in this country. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

  • Malaysian Chinese carrying an Emperor God walk barefoot over burning coals on the final day of the Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The men have abstained from meat for the past nine days in order to purify their bodies in preparation for this painful ritual, in which women are barred from participating. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian).

  • Malaysian Chinese carrying an Emperor God walk barefoot over burning coals on the final day of the Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The men have abstained from meat for the past nine days in order to purify their bodies in preparation for this painful ritual, in which women are barred from participating. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian).

  • Malaysian ethnic Chinese walk barefoot over burning coals on the final day of the Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The men have abstained from meat for the past nine days in order to purify their bodies in preparation for this painful ritual, in which women are barred from participating. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian).

  • Malaysian ethnic Chinese walk barefoot over burning coals on the final day of the Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The men have abstained from meat for the past nine days in order to purify their bodies in preparation for this painful ritual, in which women are barred from participating. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian).

  • Malaysian ethnic Chinese walk barefoot over burning coals on the final day of the Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. The men have abstained from meat for the past nine days in order to purify their bodies in preparation for this painful ritual, in which women are barred from participating. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian).