One of the pleasures of songkran in northern Thailand is the rowdy processions that present decorated maay kam to temples, where they are used to support the sacred bodhi trees. A close look at this particular maay kam will show that amongst the many sponsors there was one particularly auspicious one!
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1 beth // Apr 23, 2008 at 1:01 am
Dear Arjarn Andrew,
A very heart warming gesture to see indeed! That I have to comment.
Something like ‘hope’ not ‘fear’ to me.
May a lot of ‘boon’ be with you and your family.
Regards,
beth
2 Andrew Walker // Apr 23, 2008 at 9:39 pm
A colleague in Thailand sent me this: I visit new mandala some time, having seen your maay khamm, my personal comment is that normally for a person, the maay khamm they take to the temple to pay respect to the Bodhi, is not big, but for the community one, the maay khamm procession, it should be a big and long, though this (community) tradition is newly invented just four decades ago.
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