Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Spirit mediums participate in the ancestral ritual. Mediums must be related to one another, and are generally elderly women.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Spirit mediums participate in the ancestral ritual. Mediums must be related to one another, and are generally elderly women.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 – Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Spirit mediums in the ancestral house along with members of the lineage for their ancestral ritual.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage. Generally ancestral rituals and the knowledge that goes with them are handed down through the female line of the family. However, in the case of the family pictured there are no female descendents, and the men must therefore take on the mantle. Pictured is Nan Dumrong, the owner of the house, who must conduct the ritual.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 – Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Participants in the ancestral house prepare offerings for a ritual intended to remove bad luck.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 – Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Offering trays that form part of the ritual intended to remove bad luck. The trays hold betel, betel nuts, flowers, candles and incense sticks.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Offering trays that form part of the ritual intended to remove bad luck. The trays hold betel, betel nuts, flowers, candles, money and incense sticks.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Offering trays that form part of the ritual intended to remove bad luck. The trays hold betel, betel nuts, flowers, candles and incense sticks. They also hold eggs, which are daubed on the body of the person suffering from bad luck.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage. After the egg has been daubed on the sufferer, the medium uses the egg to determine the cause of the bad luck