But the huge number of people wanting "the treatment" was slowing the procession too much, so in recent years they've had the centipede circle five times around each temple on the route. Anyone inside the circle benefits just the same as if the centipede had passed overhead.
近年來，由於信眾太多、為免耽誤遶境時間，便採取變通的方式，由蜈蚣陣遶著經過的廟宇行走五圈，讓民眾圍在圈內，亦有同等意義。