Buljeong-Sandang 태백산 불정산당 New-style Shamanic Shrine in Dang-gol Valley |
this private Shamanic compound, built in a 21st-century style on an old worshiping-site, is on the west side of upper Dan-gol Valley, just south of Mandeok-sa Temple. the people here are generally friendly to outside visitors. |
a Shamanic woman prays in front of the Sanshin-cave; behind, another woman is finishing their ritual in the Sanshin-gak. |
the painting in the Sanshin-gak -- quite ordinary main figures but clustered on the right, and there is a male-female pair of deer, the male with bullocho in his mouth, being roared at by the modern Tiger -- unique -- both a pair of white cranes and a pair of magpies are in the tree. |
Entrance to the Sanshin-Cave, which has an altar about 2m in. Some faded small icons are with large dragon-tiger candles near the entrance -- along with a bottle of San [Mountain] -brand soju [vodka], which is filtered through green tea leaves -- good choice. |
the Cheon-shin [Heavenly Spirits] shrine, with a shamanic fan left in front of it. |