Docs from Jerry Lee, tagged "issan"

People & Wheels

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:15:35 +0000

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Part of a series - an on-going theme that i've captured in different parts of Issan ...

Painted Faces

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:15:26 +0000

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Performance of chinese acrobatics in the city of Udon Thani, N.E. Thailand.

Songkran - Water Festival of Thailand

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:40:07 +0000

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Songkran is a Thai traditional New Year which starts on April 13 every year and lasts for 3 days. During this time, people from the rural areas who are working in the city usually return home to celebrate the festival. Thus, when the time come, Bangkok temporarily turns into a deserted city. Songkran is a Thai word which means "move" or "change place" as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac. It is also known as the "Water Festival" as people believe that water will wash away bad luck.

Songkran greetings includes a little sprinkling of water and a touch of talcum powder, in this case, the girls are using rice flour which is a lot cheaper and does stickier mess, playing with powder bombs as this is already forbidden in the big cities.

Photo captured at Nong Prajak, Udon Thanii, N.E. Thailand. ( One of my all-time favourite shot, and no, i did not get wet, as i shot these inside a car following the action, with the lectric window going up and down whenever possible. )

Songkran - Water Festival of Thailand

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:38:41 +0000

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Songkran is a Thai traditional New Year which starts on April 13 every year and lasts for 3 days. During this time, people from the rural areas who are working in the city usually return home to celebrate the festival. Thus, when the time come, Bangkok temporarily turns into a deserted city. Songkran is a Thai word which means "move" or "change place" as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac. It is also known as the "Water Festival" as people believe that water will wash away bad luck.

The Songkran tradition is recognized as a valuable custom for the Thai community, society and religions. The value for family is to provide the opportunity for family members to gather in order to express their respects to the elders by pouring scented water onto the hands of their parents and grandparents and to present them gifts including making merits to dedicate the result to their ancestors.

Photo captured on the streets of Nongkhai, N.E. Thailand.

Songkran - Water Festival of Thailand

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:36:10 +0000

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Songkran is a Thai traditional New Year which starts on April 13 every year and lasts for 3 days. During this time, people from the rural areas who are working in the city usually return home to celebrate the festival. Thus, when the time come, Bangkok temporarily turns into a deserted city. Songkran is a Thai word which means "move" or "change place" as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac. It is also known as the "Water Festival" as people believe that water will wash away bad luck.

The Songkran tradition is recognized as a valuable custom for the Thai community, society and religions. The value for family is to provide the opportunity for family members to gather in order to express their respects to the elders by pouring scented water onto the hands of their parents and grandparents and to present them gifts including making merits to dedicate the result to their ancestors.

Photo captured on the streets of Nongkhai, N.E. Thailand.

Songkran - Water Festival of Thailand

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:35:43 +0000

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Songkran is a Thai traditional New Year which starts on April 13 every year and lasts for 3 days. During this time, people from the rural areas who are working in the city usually return home to celebrate the festival. Thus, when the time come, Bangkok temporarily turns into a deserted city. Songkran is a Thai word which means "move" or "change place" as it is the day when the sun changes its position in the zodiac. It is also known as the "Water Festival" as people believe that water will wash away bad luck.

The Songkran tradition is recognized as a valuable custom for the Thai community, society and religions. The value for family is to provide the opportunity for family members to gather in order to express their respects to the elders by pouring scented water onto the hands of their parents and grandparents and to present them gifts including making merits to dedicate the result to their ancestors.

Photo captured on the streets of Nongkhai, N.E. Thailand.

Festival of Phimai

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:59:24 +0000

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... quoted from International Herald Tribune ...
Question: Where does Buddhism stand on the subject of tattoos?

Answer: One way that a Buddhist may determine whether something is right or wrong is to consider whether it has detrimental effects on oneself and/or others. The only way I can think that tattoos may be wrong is if the image or message they contain is offensive. For example, a tattoo that had a racist message would be wrong but it's not tattooing itself here that is the problem. Therefore, from a Buddhist perspective, I can't see that tattoos are anything more than a form of bodily decoration.

One of the strangest events in the Buddhist calendar is the annual tattoo festival which is held at Wat Bang Phra, a Buddhist temple in Thailand, in March. The temple is situated 30km from Bankgok in Nathorn Pratom province. Each year thousands congregate here, some to have designs tattooed freshly onto their bare flesh, others to have their existing ones blessed.

Festival of Phimai

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:59:14 +0000

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Festival of Phimai

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:59:00 +0000

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Festival of Phimai

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:58:53 +0000

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Festival of Phimai

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:58:45 +0000

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Phimai Festival

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:29:32 +0000

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Use of electronic flashes were forbidden, so this was exposed at 1,600 asa on a tripod.

Phimai Festival

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:29:18 +0000

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Use of electronic flashes were forbidden, so this was exposed at 1,600 asa on a tripod.

At Prasat Hin Phimai

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:37:44 +0000

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This was captured on 9th Nov 2007, other than a few bits that spoils the time space, i bet that the mood was just the same 1,000 years ago, this is dress-up before the performance at Festival of Phimai, World Heritage Site, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

The Temple Prasat Hin Phimai

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:37:26 +0000

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A sandstone sanctuary built in the reign of King Suriyavoraman (A.D. 1002-1049) Located in Thailand's northeastern Korat plateau, in architectural style closely resembled Angkorean buildings and connected on the ancient Khmer Highway to Siem Reap in Cambodia.

Link to computer reconstruction of entire site:
http://www.phimai.ca/

The Temple Prasat Hin Phimai

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:32:03 +0000

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The Temple Prasat Hin Phimai

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:31:54 +0000

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Siam Festivity

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:03:56 +0000

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Street parade in the city of Nongkhai, taken few months earlier. Performers here are not professionals, therefore one can see the comparison in previous photos, but since this is not commercial, the costumes are provided by local authourities and are more genuine and accurate, the scarf and wrap is of woven silk, engraved neck jewellery and the silver belt is of filigree work.

Siam Festivity

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:03:47 +0000

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Siam Festivity

nobody@ipernity.com (Jerry Lee) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:03:39 +0000

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Performance of folk dancing by local schools, during a street parade in city of Nongkhai, N.E. Thailand.