A Thai girl paid respects to a spirit shrine after she gained several hundred thousand baht in a lottery draw by providing a standard dance and a movie screening. The tribute took place today, May 22, at Wat Pa Pradu, Kabin Buri District, in Thailand’s Prachin Buri Province.
The forty six yr old lady, known as Srichan Sringarm, took a statue of an outdated man to accompany the prevailing previous girl on the spirit shrine to indicate her gratitude for her lottery win.
Having beforehand prayed for prosperity and a profitable enterprise, Srichan returned to the shrine with offerings of meals, fruit, and a standard dance efficiency. She additionally set up an alfresco movie screening for the shrine as a further act of gratitude.
Srichan owns a motor repair shop and, after her recent lottery win, her enterprise has seen vital progress. To fulfil her promise to the shrine, she introduced a brand new statue to accompany the present one and arranged a conventional dance ceremony generally known as ‘Likay.’ She welcomed native villagers, young and old alike, to affix within the festivities, offering food, money and good cheer.
According to native village elders, the shrine has an extended historical past in the community, with many residents paying respects and asking for blessings of good fortune, notably forward of lottery draw dates. The shrine originates within the northeastern region of Thailand and was established round 50 years in the past along side Phra Ubosot, the ordination hall of the temple.
Priceless and statues like these are an integral a part of Thai tradition, the place individuals seek blessings and good fortune. Moreover, the shrine is believed to carry a powerful connection with the revered monk Luang Pu Boon Tan Thitpanyo, who passed away several many years ago.
Surprisingly, initially of the month earlier than the lottery draw, an uncommon event took place. One native villager did not light a candle offering and left the premises abruptly, only to have a car accident moments later, damaging the temple’s environment..