Fortune Sticks, known as Kau Cim, are bamboo sticks inscribed with numbers. These sticks are shaken out of a container to reveal fortunes, with each number corresponding to a written fortune that can be interpreted by temple staff. Kau Cim is often performed in temples dedicated to popular deities such as Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy), Guan Yu (God of War), and Mazu (Goddess of the Sea).

Creator

• Mumbai Archive Project Team

Contributors

• Ankita Jain

Publisher

• Jio Institute

Keyword

• Parsi community
• Saint Anne’s Church
• Mancherjee Pallonjee
• Mumbai
• Aga Khan Maqbara
• Our Lady of the Rosary
• Mumbai Archive Project
• Built Heritage
• Parsee Mazagaon Anjuman Daremeher
• Hasanabad Dargah
• Maharashtra
• Kau Cim
• Kwan Kung
• Mazagaon
• Chinese Temple

Location

• Mazagaon

Resource type

• Image

Rights statement

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