Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Participants in the ritual put meat and food into banana leaf vessels to worship the ancestors.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Participants in the ritual put meat and food into banana leaf vessels to worship the ancestors.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage After receiving the offerings, the medium distributes the remainder to the small spirit houses belonging to the retinue spirits.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage After receiving the offerings, the medium distributes the remainder to the small spirit houses belonging to the retinue spirits.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage After receiving the offerings, the medium distributes the remainder to the small spirit houses belonging to the retinue spirits.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Boiling pork

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Some of the meat used as a sacrifice is made into the fermented meat dish known as laap, (‘laap’ being a homophone for a word meaning ‘good fortune’). The laap is put in bowls and served to participants lined up along a long table. The ancestral spirit mediums eat some, and throw some away in order to feed homeless spirits.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Some of the meat used as a sacrifice is made into the fermented meat dish known as laap, (‘laap’ being a homophone for a word meaning ‘good fortune’). The laap is put in bowls and served to participants lined up along a long table. The ancestral spirit mediums eat some, and throw some away in order to feed homeless spirits.

Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province

12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral Ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage Some of the meat used as a sacrifice is made into the fermented meat dish known as laap, (‘laap’ being a homophone for a word meaning ‘good fortune’). The laap is put in bowls and served to participants lined up along a long table. The ancestral spirit mediums eat some, and throw some away in order to feed homeless spirits.