sutnyod Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Taken on Rachadamnoen Avenue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Absolutely no idea, but I am sure am curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seonai Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Looks Chinese and the 'dynamite' is probably fire crackers for a ceremony... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennkate Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Light the fuse and retire to a safe distance, Looks like that could be 1 Km Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkelbell Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Taken on Rachadamnoen Avenue For the best of my knowledge. This is part of the setting for celebrating Thai democracy, in which it occured on Dec.10 every year, it's also Thai national holiday. Those stacking books on the 'paan' represents laws and justic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkelbell Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Taken on Rachadamnoen Avenue ...need to add, Thais call this date (Dec. 10) " won-cha-rong-rut-tum-ma-noon" ( = The day for celebrating Demorcracy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai_narak Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 it's a "krathong" on the offering bowl. i think it was for "loy krathong" festival on November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybits Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I think your right. The 10th of December is Constitution Day (Wan Rattatamanoon). Those are supposed to be scrolls or documents to represent the constitution. Taken on Rachadamnoen Avenue ...need to add, Thais call this date (Dec. 10) " won-cha-rong-rut-tum-ma-noon" ( = The day for celebrating Demorcracy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chownah Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Subliminal advertising for the Thai tobacco cartel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_r Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) It looks like a giant set of candles + incense sticks + decoration made of banana leaves (or lotus flower?), a typical offering people give to monks in sign of respect. The golden and red tray underneath also looks like the trays used in such occasions. Could be to show respect to His Majesty the King for his 80th birthday. Edited December 16, 2007 by pete_r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meandwi Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 (edited) Taken on Rachadamnoen Avenue I think it is a "pantob-tean' "Pan" is the offering bowl. "Tob" is the incense. "Tean" is the candle. It is used in many different ceremonies to show respect. We gave one to my wife's parents during our wedding ceremony. My wife made them in school to give to the teacher on teachers day. This one you pictured, may be from the King's birthday? To show respect to him. They usually have bannana leaves and flowers to decorate them. Here is a picture of one for a wedding ceremony. Edited December 16, 2007 by meandwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe1912 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Taken on Rachadamnoen Avenue For the best of my knowledge. This is part of the setting for celebrating Thai democracy, in which it occured on Dec.10 every year, it's also Thai national holiday. Those stacking books on the 'paan' represents laws and justic. so where are the tanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_muppet Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 if it related to the 10th dec i think it is the symbol of thai constitutional law codes book. (but this one not that similar) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutnyod Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Thanks everyone. I had a great laugh, because some of you seem to have the same problem: I was wondering what the heck does the combination of offering bowl, dynamite, and a carnival hat mean. Now that meandwi says so it starts more to look like a pantob tian. Would have NEVER! EVER! recognized it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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