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.
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After visiting the main chapel, having done donations and
blessings, Thai people enjoy wandering around the numerous
food and commercial stalls.
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| Temple fair |
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Many main chapels ("UBOSOT" - อุโบสถ) in Buddhist
temples in the Central Plains are now constructed with an underground passage below
the temple.
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| Temple underground |
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This underground passage include Buddha statues. It is supposed to give good luck to worshippers and allows them to make supplementary donations. Be careful not to fall in the stairs!
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Children enjoy catching fishes. This stall is very popular
with youngsters.
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| Fish game |
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During the temple consecration festival, mobile stalls are selling snacks,
drinks and so on...
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| Food stall |
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Parents are wandering through the temple fair stalls
while children are playing on huge gonflage games.
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| Children game |
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Monks are praying near and inside the main chapel during all night.
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| Inside the chapel |
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Many volunteers are participating during the temple consecration fair.
Those volunteers prepare the thin golden leaf to honour Buddha teachings.
Those leaves will be stuck on Buddha statues or sacred marker spheres
("LUUK NIMIT" - ลูกนิมิต).
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| Volunteers |
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Food is free for the volunteers helping the temple.
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Various outdoor games are also available for kids and adults.
It includes shoot-the-balloon stalls and painting figurines stalls.
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| Outdoor game |
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Shoes shops in temple fairs offer a amazing choice of size, shape and
color for adults and children.
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| Shoes shop |
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Music starts at evening time around 8 to 9 PM.
There are three concerts, i.e. one "LIKAY" performance (ลิเก),
one "LUUK TUNG" (ลูกทุ่ง) music concert,
one singer contest for young local talents with prizes.
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| Likay performance |
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Every evening entertainment performances are free.
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Likay is the most popular form of Thai theater and such performances can be
seen at temple fairs and other special events.
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| Likay performance |
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Actors on the stage are singing while speaking.
The actors are dressed with flashing clothes and brilliant stuff.
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| Likay performance |
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The Likay performance is accompanied with a Thai classical orchestra.
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| Likay performance |
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Some temples invite star singers to perform during their festival. The presence of star singers is supposed to attract many people and temples can expect many donations from those visitors. The temple spends more and so expects to receive more.
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ลูกทุ่ง or "LUUK TUNG" (literally "children of the fields")
music come from the folk music and traditions of Northeastern Thailand.
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| Luuk Tung music concert |
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ลูกทุ่ง or "LUUK TUNG" music concert always include
many singers accompanied by young and beautiful dancers.
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| Luuk Tung music concert |
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A young country music singer is performing at Wat Don Kanak annual fair.
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| Luuk Tung music concert |
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Singer and dancers are also having a good time with cheers and laughs happening
during the concert performance.
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| Luuk Tung music concert |
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A young country music singer is performing at Wat Don Kanak annual fair.
She takes part of singer contest for young local talents with prizes.
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| Luuk Tung music concert |
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Some big temple fairs can include up to three outdoor cinemas, i.e. one for Chinese movies, one for Thai movies and one for American movies.
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Outdoor cinema companies sometimes screen films not to live
audiences but to invisible deities as most of the business of outdoor cinema companies
is done nowadays with Buddhist temples and Chinese shrines.
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| Outdoor cinema |
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Most viewers are teenagers sitting on their motorbike and enjoying free screening.
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