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Phallic procession invokes divine showers: Thai residents parade huge wooden penis to summon rain gods


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Residents in the central province of Kanchanaburi took part in a ritual with an enormous wooden sculpture of a penis to invoke rain and paraded it around the community while praying to Devas, also known as Buddhism angels.

 

The 600 kilogrammes wooden phallic sculpture, called Palad Khik in Thai, serves as an amulet that many Thai people carry with them, praying for protection against evil spirits and ghosts. Furthermore, it is believed that the sculpture brings mercy and popularity to the person who carries it.

 

Palad Khik is normally crafted from wood and it is small so people can easily carry it. However, the Palad Khik crafted by residents in the Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi province is different as it weighs 600 kilogrammes.

 

During a conversation with Channel 3, a 45 year old Thai man, Manote, who joined the spiritual ceremony explained that the majority of locals in the area rely on agricultural activities such as cultivating cassava and corn. The lack of rain caused difficulties for residents, so they had to perform the ritual to request rainfall.

 

Manote said that there was rain but it was in the forest not on any of the residents’ plantations. He said…

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via Facebook/ สำนักข่าวกาญจน์ - Kanchanaburi News

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/phallic-procession-invokes-divine-showers-thai-residents-parade-huge-wooden-penis-to-summon-rain-gods-video

 

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12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Residents in the central province of Kanchanaburi took part in a ritual with an enormous wooden sculpture of a penis to invoke rain and paraded it around the community while praying to Devas, also known as Buddhism angels.

Stocky got it right

Looks more like a "Swan Vesta" match

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3 minutes ago, Purdey said:

I tried to use a phallic object to give some girls a shower but it didn't work out. 

Half a dozen of us expats did that a few years back in soi 6...was a slow day so we pitched in for a 4hr bar lockdown !!

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While any pornograpic issue whatsoever (life shows, movies, pictures etc.) are forbidden by law. 

Has ever anyone told these people, that the calendar refers to 2566 - or in Western terms - 2023? Just wondering if and when they will come out from under their hiding stone ....... 

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