Prasat Phra Wihan in miniature
Prasat Phra Wihan ปราสาทพระวิหาร Gopura of the fir…
Prang at Si Thep, Phetchabun ปรางค์ศรีเทพ เพชรบูร…
Sunset at Prasat Sadok Kok Thom, Sa Kaeo ปราสาทสด…
Luk Nimit ลูกนิมิต, the temples cannon balls
The dug whole for the Luk Nimit
Little sculptures in the grass
Wat Phu Luang a Phra Ubosot in construction
Entrance shield to Wat Phu Luang
On the night market in Loei city
Market stall for selling roasted duck and knuckle…
Food stalls at the night market
Market vendor sells northern gastronomic specialit…
Heavy rain cloud over Kaeng Ton
Roundabout and the drop bar
Quiet place Kaeng Ton
At the riverside of the Maenam Huang
Baan Pak Huay at Maenam Huang
Century plants with styrofoam protections
Nāga steps to Phra That Satcha in Tha Li
Mountain view over Loei's province
Thailand's mountain province
Return home from fieldwork
Wat Pa Huoy Lad
Baan Doen city near Dansai
Walk through the bamboo wood land
Farmers bring home bamboo bars
Welcome scene after six years
Children in Baan Khok
Villagers of Baan Khok
Three old friends
A romantic evening ambiance
Situation like the apocalypse
Landscape after thunderstorm
Passing Wang Sa Phung
Pu Luang in the clouds
Grandma in Baan Pu Luang
An eye of the Nāga sculpture
Nāga at the steps to the temple building
Maenam Loei
Maenam Loei mouths into the Mekong
View far into Laos and the Mekong river
Phra Yai Phu Kok Gnew
6.8 Mill. bats leaving the Pha Yaa cave
Pha Yaa cave mountain
Baan Khok Yai
Buddha watching down the hill
Evening setting at the Mekong riverside
At the riverside of the Mekong
At the mouth of the Menam Loei river
Takhian tree spirit
Maenam Loei
Ton Takhian spirit
Cross-country through the province Loei
Landscape along the way to the bats cave
Rotibaker in Loei city
Buddha Statue in Saturday pose
Sacrificing for Guanyin
Buddha altar U Thong style
Budai image
A couple praying for a happy future
Wat Tham Pha Pu or Tham Phiang Din
An Apsara อัปสร in Mueang Boran
Way back to the first level of Prasat Phra Wihan
Prasat Phra Wihan Nāga stairways
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) monumental stairw…
Pavilion of the Enlightened ศาลาพระอรหันต์
Thai barge bows Sukrip Khrong Mueang ขบวนเสด็จพยุห…
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Kuan-Yin) Performing a…
Botanical Garden from Thai Literature
Thai barges on the Khlong ขบวนเสด็จพยุหยาตรา
The Thai-Songdam Village" บ้านโซ่ง
The Thai-Songdam Village บ้านโซ่ง
The Wihan at Sa-Moeng วิหารเมืองสะเมิง
Scenery at the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
View to the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
A tugboat pules the barges to the Floating Market
Inside a photo studio 60 years ago
Souvenir shop at the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
Inside the catholic church
Inside an historic chemist shop 100 years ago
The Thai-Songdam Village บ้านโซ่ง
A walk through a old Thai noble mansion
Archaic style of a meditation center in Mueang Bor…
Open shops at the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
Inside decoration in a noble Thai house
The Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ in Mueang Boran
House yard and balcony
The view into the old Thai noble mansion
The Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ in Mueang Boran
The restaurant at the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
One more view to the Phra Kaew Pavilion หอพระแก้ว
Prang Sam Yod, Lop Buri พระปรางค์สามยอด ลพบุรี
The Footprint of the Lord Buddha, Saraburi
Inside the Sanphet Prasat Palace in Ayutthaya
Buddha room inside a Thai house
Dusit Maha Prasat Palace in the Grand Palace, Bang…
Khun Phaen House in the park of Mueang Boran
Chinese sculptures at Palace Garden in Mueang Bora…
Lotus leafs at the water surface
Wat Thung Si Muang from Ubon Ratchathani วัดทุ่งศร…
Walking through the ancient Thai village
Thai puppetry in Ancient Siam
A Thai village rebuilt in Mueang Boran
Spirit house in the old market town ศาลพระภูมิ
Stupa of Phra Maha That, Chaiya, Surat Thani
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) south entrance in…
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) Relief of catchin…
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) Second pillered c…
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) Second pillered c…
The feminin Buddha Kwan Im เจ้าแม่กวนอิม
Thai Junk เรือสำเภาไทย
Thai barge bows Anantanakkharat ขบวนเสด็จพยุหยาตรา
The re-creation part of Mueang Boran
Thai Junk เรือสำเภาไทย
Thai vendor woman selling Mangos มะม่วง
Thai vendor woman selling Mangos มะม่วง
The Bench of Public Appeals, Sukhothai
The Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ in Mueang Boran
The Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ in Mueang Boran
Pottery workshop at the Floating Market
My friends eating Kuai-Tiao Ruea
The Floating Market as a real nice sample
Charming Thai girls like Kuai-Tiao Ruea as well
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Folk architecture, arquitectura popular, Volksarchitektur
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The Churning of the Ocean
Based on Hinduism mythology, once when deities became less powerful and were threat ened by mightier ogres, they asked for help from Vishnu or Narai. The god recommended they hold a ceremony, known as the Churning of the Ocean, to make a magic potion from the ocean water so they would get back their power. However, the deities could not carry out the great ritual on their own. So, they asked for help from the ogres.
To make the potion, they placed Mandala mountain, which was supported by a giant turtle, another reincarnation of Vishnu, in the ocean and tied it with a Naga (a mythical serpent) named Wasukree. While the ogres pulled the Naga by the head, the deities pulled its tail so the ogres got burnt when fire blew from the Naga. Unfortunately, the ogres had been tricked by the gods and their intention in having the potion did not come to pass.
At the moment the holy water (amarit water) came out from the ocean, Vishnu, in the guise of the female angel, led the ogres to the opposite direction so they missed the chance to drink the holy water. Learning the truth when they returned, the ogres grew enraged but could not threaten the deities anymore because from then on the deities were much more powerful than them.
To make the potion, they placed Mandala mountain, which was supported by a giant turtle, another reincarnation of Vishnu, in the ocean and tied it with a Naga (a mythical serpent) named Wasukree. While the ogres pulled the Naga by the head, the deities pulled its tail so the ogres got burnt when fire blew from the Naga. Unfortunately, the ogres had been tricked by the gods and their intention in having the potion did not come to pass.
At the moment the holy water (amarit water) came out from the ocean, Vishnu, in the guise of the female angel, led the ogres to the opposite direction so they missed the chance to drink the holy water. Learning the truth when they returned, the ogres grew enraged but could not threaten the deities anymore because from then on the deities were much more powerful than them.
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