Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province | 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage
An ancestral spirit medium heals the illness of a descendent. | Slide
Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province | 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage
An ancestral spirit medium heals the illness of a descendent. | Slide
Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province | 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage
An ancestral spirit medium heals the illness of a descendent. | Slide
Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province | 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage
An ancestral spirit medium heals the illness of a descendent | Slide
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 | Slide
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. | Slide
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. | Slide
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. | Slide
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. | Slide
Ancestral Ritual, Prae Province | 12-15 March 1986 - Ancestral ritual of the Phrae Royal lineage
Ancestral mediums engage in a kind of battle dancing. | Slide