Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The ancestral spirit medium tell a participant’s fortune using four incense sticks. Common problems for which mediums are consulted include military conscription, college entrance examinations, business matters, day-to-day living and illness

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The ancestral spirit medium tell a participant’s fortune using four incense sticks. Common problems for which mediums are consulted include military conscription, college entrance examinations, business matters, day-to-day living and illness.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The atmosphere in the pavilion during the ritual. The mediums and traditional musicians sit in the pavilion, while the participants are outside.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage The pavilion houses tables on which are placed offerings and sacred objects. Beneath the tables are carvings of animals, representing the forest and sacred area.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage A tamarind tree in the middle of the pavilion decorated with objects of symbolic import such as eggs, and animals to represent the forest.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Ancestral mediums engage in a kind of battle dancing.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage A tamarind tree in the middle of the pavilion decorated with objects of symbolic import such as eggs, and animals to represent the forest.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage A tamarind tree in the middle of the pavilion decorated with objects of symbolic import such as eggs, and animals to represent the forest.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage A tamarind tree in the middle of the pavilion decorated with objects of symbolic import such as eggs, and animals to represent the forest.