Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Little Altars Everywhere

One of the delights of strolling around Chiang Mai is coming across the spirit houses that stand outside many homes and businesses. These little dollhouse-like structures--all different--house guardian spirits who are kept in a good mood (like anybody would be) through frequent offerings of food and fresh flowers. Here are a few Rie and I found:

 I love how the person who made this offering thoughtfully provided straws for the soda and the coconut. (MK)

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 This one has a spray of fresh orchids among the lit sticks of incense. (KK)
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Then there are the prayer offerings at spots like the city's north gate:

(KK)
or a banyan tree along the moat:


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or my favorite, to these very cheerful figures in front of a clothing store:

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