Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Descendants involved in the ritual are referred to as “descendants of the spirit”, and are deemed to be protected by the ancestors.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Ancestral spirit mediums during the ritual. In front of them are animal woodcuts used for the ritual.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Spirit mediums during the ritual in the ancestor house. The ancestral shrines are in the bedroom. The mediums, who tend to be elderly women, are often related to one another.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Descendants involved in the ritual are referred to as “descendants of the spirit”, and are deemed to be protected by the ancestors.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage During the ritual the mediums act as consultants, fortune tellers and healers.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage During the ritual the mediums act as consultants, fortune tellers and healers.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Descendants involved in the ritual are referred to as “descendants of the spirit”, and are deemed to be protected by the ancestors. The ritual pavilion and ancestor spirit house are behind.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Descendants are dressing the ancestral medium.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

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