Somewhere at Tanjung Keramat, Kuala Selangor, there is a shrine built to honour a girl.
It was said that an 18 years old girl called Siti Aishah was forced to marry someone she did not like and disappeared by the Selangor River. When her clothing was found on a tree in a cape, a shrine was built and venerated by the locals.
The place is now known as Makam Keramat Anak Dara or in English, The Virgin's Sacred Shine and as mentioned, this place is also a tourist attraction.
Hang on... tourist attraction? No doubt the cape is somewhat mystical but I find it devoid of tourists of any kind. The condition of the shrine, rusting boards and unkempt surroudings are deceivingly enough for anyone to assume it for yet another path that leads to an ordinary Malay kampung.
For Debby and I, this shrine is sort of an accidental discovery.
Hmmmmm.... maybe there are tourists anyway, the chickens.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Virgin's Sacred Shrine
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definitely the first time I heard of this shrine, but yeah, whenever mentioned of Kuala Selangor, the first thing that we locals have in mind would be fireflies. :)
rare discovery indeed.
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