September 18, 2011

280707 That Luang - 07 offerings

Naga diet - sticky rice...



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& chocolate wafers garnished with marigold flowers...



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& banana leaves, jasmine flower buds & plain water (they do drink from cups):



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Phansa candles:



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BIG FAT candle meets tiny thin counterparts:



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Hanging mobile made by tying coloured thread on an asterisk-shaped bamboo frame - they are usually diamond-shaped & this is the first hexagon-shaped piece the cat has ever seen:



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Still wondering which Tai ethnic group makes these mobiles - is it the Phuan (พวน)?

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