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Thousands overcome Swine Flu fears to visit miracle Malaysian boars

May 5, 2009 by Andrew Leave a Comment

Wild Boars
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Thousands have travelled to a temple in the Malaysian state of Perak to visit a Hindu temple. Visitors have come as far as Thailand and Singapore to see the boars which started to appear by the temple about a year ago.

Some Hindu devotees believe that the boars possess magical powers and are capable of brining good luck. Despite fears of swine flu the visitors, who are bussed in to the temple, attempt to touch the animals. Others will try and feed the animal and rub a four-digit number on the boar’s flank in order to maximise their chances of benefitting.

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How far would you travel for a chance of improving your luck?

Are you concerned that this temple might become a nexus of infection should one of the pilgrims carry swine flu in with them?

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