A Thai village rebuilt in Mueang Boran
Thai puppetry in Ancient Siam
Walking through the ancient Thai village
Wat Thung Si Muang from Ubon Ratchathani วัดทุ่งศร…
Lotus leafs at the water surface
Chinese sculptures at Palace Garden in Mueang Bora…
Khun Phaen House in the park of Mueang Boran
Dusit Maha Prasat Palace in the Grand Palace, Bang…
Buddha room inside a Thai house
Inside the Sanphet Prasat Palace in Ayutthaya
The Footprint of the Lord Buddha, Saraburi
Prang Sam Yod, Lop Buri พระปรางค์สามยอด ลพบุรี
One more view to the Phra Kaew Pavilion หอพระแก้ว
The restaurant at the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
The Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ in Mueang Boran
The view into the old Thai noble mansion
House yard and balcony
The Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ in Mueang Boran
Inside decoration in a noble Thai house
Open shops at the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
Archaic style of a meditation center in Mueang Bor…
A walk through a old Thai noble mansion
The Thai-Songdam Village บ้านโซ่ง
Inside an historic chemist shop 100 years ago
Inside the catholic church
Souvenir shop at the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
Inside a photo studio 60 years ago
A tugboat pules the barges to the Floating Market
View to the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
Scenery at the Floating Market ตลาดน้ำ
The Wihan at Sa-Moeng วิหารเมืองสะเมิง
The Thai-Songdam Village บ้านโซ่ง
The Thai-Songdam Village" บ้านโซ่ง
Thai barges on the Khlong ขบวนเสด็จพยุหยาตรา
Botanical Garden from Thai Literature
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Kuan-Yin) Performing a…
Thai barge bows Sukrip Khrong Mueang ขบวนเสด็จพยุห…
Pavilion of the Enlightened ศาลาพระอรหันต์
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) monumental stairw…
Prasat Phra Wihan Nāga stairways
Way back to the first level of Prasat Phra Wihan
An Apsara อัปสร in Mueang Boran
The Churning of the Ocean
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…
I'm up to my neck in the water
Evacuation by the Royal Thai Military
Phone booths half a meter under water
A bicycle rider tries to find his way
Capture out the front shield
Sena Nikhom intersection
View down the flyover
Down the flyover on Phaholyotin highway
Phaholyotin national highway Sena Nikhom
Lucky to reach our home
The flood comes in our Soi
The flood comes in our Soi
Mobile pumpstation full in action
Outside the Phaholyotin highway
Pickup car with radiator grill protection
Our garden
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
Monks as tourists in Mueang Boran
Monitor crosses the side walk วงศ์เหี้ย
Dusit Maha Prasat Palace (The Grand Palace) พระที่…
Visiting Mueang Boran by bicycle
Spirithouses ศาลพระภูมิ in Old Market Town
Backyard in the Thai Old Market Town ตลาดโบราณ
Thai trio playing classical music
Shop for selling Kaffae Khao Shong
Nang Yai หนังใหญ่ for sale as souvenirs
The Old Market Town ตลาดโบราณ
Making the Nang Yai หนังใหญ่
Drum tower in Ancient Siam หอระฆัง
The Old Market Town in Mueang Boran,
Taphon drum ตะโพน and Ranat Ek ระนาด
Monks visiting Mueang Boran
Sala of Ramayana ศาลารามเกียรติ์
Sumeru Mountain เขาพระสุเมรุ
Pavilion of the Enlightened ศาลาพระอรหันต์
View to the other bell tower หอระฆัง
Phra That Bang Phuan, Nong Khai พระธาตุบังพวน หนอง…
Dvaravati Wihan วิหารทวารวดี
The garden of sacred Stupas ป่าเจดีย์
Mondop of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Kuan-Yin)
Sala of Ten Reincarnations ศาลาทศชาติ
Other bell tower in Ancient Siam หอระฆัง
Galerie around a pool
Prasat Sikhoraphum, Surin ปราสาทศรีขรภูมิ สุรินทร์
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) near Si Sa Ket ป…
The Phanom Rung Sanctuary, Buri Ram ปราสาทหินพนมร…
The Phanom Rung Sanctuary, Buri Ram ปราสาทหินพนมร…
The Phanom Rung Sanctuary, Buri Ram ปราสาทหินพนมร…
The Phanom Rung Sanctuary, Buri Ram ปราสาทหินพนมร…
The Phanom Rung Sanctuary, Buri Ram ปราสาทหินพนมร…
A Thai house at the Khlong side
Balustrade to the second level of Prasat Phra Wiha…
Prasat Phra Wihan (Preah Vihear) Gopura of the sec…
The Thai-Songdam Village บ้านโซ่ง
The Northern Thai Village หมู่บ้านไทยภาคเหนือ
The Northern Thai Village หมู่บ้านไทยภาคเหนือ
Mueang Boran, Ancient Siam, เมืองโบราณ
The Northern Thai Village หมู่บ้านไทยภาคเหนือ
Chedi Chet Yod (The Seven-Spired Pagoda), Chiang M…
The Northern Thai Village หมู่บ้านไทยภาคเหนือ
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Spirit house in the old market town ศาลพระภูมิ
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The houses are intended to provide a shelter for spirits which could cause problems for the people if not appeased. The shrines often include images of people and animals. Votive offerings are left at the houses to propitiate the spirits. More elaborate installations include an altar for this purpose.
Many Thais believe that when a Thai family builds a new house, there is always the possibility that it has disturbed the spirits who live on the property. In order to protect their new home from retaliatory harm or mischief, some Thai families put up a little model house on a pole for the spirits to live in. The spirit house must be located somewhere on the grounds where the shadow of the human house will never fall on it. Offering of incense, fruit, flowers and rice will be placed here, because the spirits must be kept happy at all costs. Amazingly enough, though they look like houses and are temptingly stocked with food, the spirit houses are almost never occupied by birds. Perhaps even the birds respect these invisible being. Some tourists may see at a curtain curves of the road, a small spirit house built there by hopeful drivers. Their theory is that if the spirits who haunt the place are given a home they will not spitefully endanger the drivers who must pass this way.
Many Thais believe that when a Thai family builds a new house, there is always the possibility that it has disturbed the spirits who live on the property. In order to protect their new home from retaliatory harm or mischief, some Thai families put up a little model house on a pole for the spirits to live in. The spirit house must be located somewhere on the grounds where the shadow of the human house will never fall on it. Offering of incense, fruit, flowers and rice will be placed here, because the spirits must be kept happy at all costs. Amazingly enough, though they look like houses and are temptingly stocked with food, the spirit houses are almost never occupied by birds. Perhaps even the birds respect these invisible being. Some tourists may see at a curtain curves of the road, a small spirit house built there by hopeful drivers. Their theory is that if the spirits who haunt the place are given a home they will not spitefully endanger the drivers who must pass this way.
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