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Hu Ye (虎爺), the Tiger Lord, crouches beneath the altar in temples across Taiwan, wide-eyed and watchful. Once a fierce mountain beast, he was tamed by gods such as the Earth God and Baosheng Dadi, and now serves as their mount and the General of the Lower Altar. He guards the temple, turns away harm, watches over children, and is said to bring coins in his jaws. Worshippers greet him last, after the main gods, with eggs and sweets.
A portrait of Hu Ye in the devotional painting style of Chinese folk religion and Taoism, especially Taiwanese temple religion. He is an animal deity who is usually a subordinate, enshrined beside a main god [1][6][8], printed on museum-grade matte paper.
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