Hock Heng Keng-Kg Sri Menanti / 復興宮-紅橋

Hock Heng Keng-Kg Sri Menanti / 復興宮-紅橋

Pinyin:- Fu Xing Gong aka Ang Kio Hock heng Keng / 红桥復興宮 or Pertubuhan Penganut Hock Heng Keng.

Location:- Kampung Seri Menanti, Muar, Johor / 紅橋, 麻坡, 柔佛州.

I’ve long planed to revisit this temple as it was closed during my previous visit sometime back. It left a great impression on me as during that time, one of it’s signage suggest that this temple is devoted a deity that is rarely seen. Situated along the johor side of federal route 5, keep a look out for this temple as it is located near a curve.

Upon arrival, You would be greeted by this nice premise with a gold painted joss furnace by its side. A stage for its festival used is build at its front yard. There are two shrine located by the side of this temple. One is these is devoted to the worshipped of Tai Sui / 太歲 while the other is devoted to Wu Ye Yuan Shuai / 五爺元帥.

This temple consist of two prayer hall. In the front hall, parade banner’s are placed in their stands next to the offering tables with an altar is beautifully build with a simple design devoted to their main patron deity, Tai Bao Ye / 太保爺 . This deity is a set of twins and from a bit of research, one is known as Tai Bao Ye Gong / 太保爺公 and the other is known as She Ren Ye Gong / 舍人爺公. So together they are known as Tai Bao She Ren Ye Gong / 太保舍人爺公. This temple celebrate it’s annual birthday/festival of this deity on the lunar calendar 12 day of the 10 month of every year. Another unique deity known as Liu Jia Zhen Ren Shun Zheng Wang Ye / 六甲真人順正王公 is also worshiped on this altar. Other deities worshiped on this altar includeds Fu De Zheng Shen / 福德正神, Lord Guan Di / 關帝, Fa Chu Gong /法主公 and etc.

A framed paper written with information about it’s festive dates inside the temple suggested to me that this place of worship could have been establish before or in 1961.

The back hall in this temple is devoted to Goddess Guan Yin Pu Sa / 觀音菩薩. Among others worshiped here includes Zhu Sheng Niang Niang / 注生娘娘, Lord Buddha / Fo Zu / 佛祖 , Tian Hou Sheng Mu / 天后聖母,etc.