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
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
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
Traditional music is played throughout the ritual. | 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
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
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
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
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. | Slide