TEMPLE CONSECRATION

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An inauguration ceremony called "FANG LUUK NIMIT" (ฝังลูกนิมิต) is done to consecrate a temple. Some sacred marker spheres "LUUK NIMIT" (ลูกนิมิต) need to be buried in the temple compound.

Many volunteers are participating during the temple consecration fair. Those volunteers prepare the flowers to honour Buddha teachings.

Donations such as monk robes, flowers are reused for the next visitors.

During the inauguration ceremony, a feast happens in the Buddhist temple and lasts one week.

Police is here to assure security. Parking is often free for cars but motorbikes needs to go to specific parkings including a watchman to be paid 20 Baht.

Motorbikes can be stolen easily so it is safer to keep them in specific parkings including watchman.

The wonderful lighting for Wat Don Kanak annual fair has cost 700 000 Baht.

Fairy lighting is made of bulbs on the main chapel and many neon lights with various shapes.

The Buddha statue in Wat Don Kanak's main chapel is connected with many white threads.

Such white sacred threads (สายสิญจน์) are supposed to propagate the monks' blessings to the community.

Famous monks pictures are displayed as a reference to sacred Buddhism.

Such fairy lightings made with colorful neons are typical to Buddhist temple fairs from Thailand's Central Plains region.

Stalls have to rent the piece of land where they establish their business during the festival.

Such fairy lightings made with colorful neons are typical to Buddhist temple fairs or to Buddhist ceremonies (ordination and so on...) from Thailand's Central Plains region..

Various altars can be seen around the main chapel where joss sticks and candles are lit.

Up to 1.3 million baht are given a day as donation. Police is here to monitor the money donations. The objective is to avoid embezzlement and robbers.

At night time, the numerous lightings on the building give a fairy and unreal ambiance.

Thai people flock during the whole evening and night to make donations to the Buddhist temple.

Visitors to the main chapel shall remove their shoes and walk barefoot inside.

The main chapel ("UBOSOT" - อุโบสถ) is the finest building where monks are assembled for religious rites such as morning and evening prayers, ordination.

On both sides of the main chapel's gate, some monks are sitting. The are holding a pot (โพธ์เงิน) where visitors can deposit money donations.

Following their donation, visitors can receive small gifts such as booklet, Buddha amulet and so on...

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