Dajia Jenn Lann Temple hosts Taiwan's largest religious procession, the annual nine-day Mazu pilgrimage drawing 2 million participants—30% more than the runner-up Lukang Tianhou Temple's festivals. Its black-faced Mazu statue, believed to date from 1730, is carried 340 kilometers across five counties each spring, with 80% of Taiwanese households tuning in live as documented by police. The sprawling complex features 15,000 hand-painted ceiling tiles, the most of any temple on this list, and a gold-leaf altar weighing 75 kilograms. While #7 Ciyou Temple in Songshan offers a night-market setting, Dajia Jenn Lann's pilgrimage generates an economic impact of NT$50 billion, a figure faster than the average religious event's revenue.
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