© 2016 Wazari Wazir | Members of Malaysia’s Indigenous Mah Meri Tribe During Puja Pantai Ritual “Puja Pantai” means appeasing the spirits of the seas. The ritual started many years ago when a “tongkang” (ship) carrying passengers and supplies was caught in a big storm of the Carey Island coast, near to Tanjung Rhu faces the Malacca Straits. None of the islanders thought that the ship would survive the storm. To their surprise the ship appears to be dragged to the shores by some unknown forces into safety during the storm. Following that incident the villagers believed that “Moyang Getah” (Spirit of the Rubber) had saved the ship and its…