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天后宮
穿過馬路將工事屏障甩到身後,視野中只有綠樹和紅脊綠瓦的天后宮。
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門聯「母儀堪配地 水德可參天」,浮雕刻畫的門神造型精緻表情生動。
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廟宇牆身為並不常見的大麻石,頗顯古拙粗獷。門楣上的壁畫以金、藍二色描繪海風浪,契合天后的海神身分。
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入門處嵌入式的兩尊土地(?)神。
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廟內擋中上懸掛有戊子年(1948年)「嶺海英風」的牌匾,木柱上刻有「執掌乾坤兆民叨庇護 功扶社稷四海頌昇平」。
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正殿供奉天后,兩邊有對聯「天恩浩蕩慈霖廣澤 后德巍峨聖蹟流芳」。天后像左右配祀有華光祖師、金花娘娘。
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左側偏殿供奉魯班先師,木製神龕刻有對聯「水鵲騰空誰識機謀通造 丹檻在望全憑規矩藝先」。
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右側偏殿配祀觀音,神龕內供奉數尊觀音像,兩邊刻有對聯「西方紫竹千年翠 南海蓮花九品香」。在我逗留的時間是香火最鼎盛的,上香的、填補生果的信者絡繹不絕。
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廟內的線香和寶燈。
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天后宮的側面,漆紅的脊線像是個脱力的W。
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求子石
面朝天后宮左手方向立著一大一小兩座聚寶爐。
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穿過聚寶爐背後由石柱和鐵架組成的門,在空地的左手邊就是茶果嶺求子石。
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兩石形似男性睪丸,向之求子,可算是古早的生殖器崇拜。
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看到解釋看板才意識到卵石的「卵」既可以指動物的蛋也可以指男性的睪丸,倒是從沒想過第二種可能。
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茶果嶺天后宮
地址:茶果嶺茶果嶺道
評級:香港三級歷史建築
交通:地鐵藍田站D出口步行或轉專線小巴23B(藍田地鐵站至麗港城)在廟前下車
網址:茶果嶺天后宮-華人廟宇委員會