Spirits in the real world

From: New Straits Times | Date: April 16, 2006 | Copyright information


New Straits Times

04-16-2006

Spirits in the real world
Edition: New Sunday Times

THERE are three kinds of "beings from the other world", according to Ganesa Muthusamy, a medium from Seremban. They are roh (spirits), datuks and ghosts.

Ganesa, 39, who belongs to the Aum Sakhti prayer group, said 'datuks' can either be a datuk kuning or datuk merah, and usually live at housing project sites or abandoned buildings.
"They normally leave their ho...

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