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  2. Thai folklore - Wikipedia

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    Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people. Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand . With the passing of time, and through the influence of the media, large parts of Thai folklore have become interwoven with the wider popular Thai culture .

  3. Siam Devadhiraj - Wikipedia

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    Phra Siam Devadhiraj (Thai: พระสยามเทวาธิราช, RTGS: Phra Sayam Thewathirat) is a guardian deity personifying supernatural protection over the country of Thailand. The deity ( deva , a sanskrit origin word, sometimes translated as "god" or "angel") is represented by an idol enshrined in the Phaisan Thaksin Throne ...

  4. Phra Phrom - Wikipedia

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    Phra Phrom (Thai: พระพรหม; from Sanskrit: Brahmā, ब्रह्मा) is the Thai representation of the Hindu creator god Brahma. In modern Thailand, Phra Phrom is often worshipped outside of Hindu contexts by regular Buddhists, and, like many other Hindu deities, has usually come to represent guardian spirits in Thai animist ...

  5. Phra Mae Thorani - Wikipedia

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    Images of Phra Mae Thorani are common in shrines and Buddhist temples of Burma, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos. According to Buddhist myths, Phra Mae Thorani is personified as a young woman wringing the cool waters of detachment out of her hair to drown Mara, the demon sent to tempt Gautama Buddha as he meditated under the Bodhi Tree.

  6. Garuda - Wikipedia

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    Garuda is a part of state insignia of India, Indonesia and Thailand. Both Indonesia and Thailand has Garuda as their coat of arms, the Indian Army uses the Garuda on their Guards Brigade Regimental Insignia. The Indian Air Force named their special operations unit after him as the Garud Commando Force. [10]

  7. Category:Thai deities - Wikipedia

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    Thai goddesses (5 P) Pages in category "Thai deities" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K.

  8. Suvannamaccha - Wikipedia

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    The figure of Suvannamaccha is popular in Thai folklore and is represented on small cloth streamers or framed pictures that are hung as luck-bringing charms in shops and houses throughout Thailand. Suvannamaccha luck bringing charm in a riverside shop in Nonthaburi, Thailand

  9. Airavata - Wikipedia

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    Erawan statue in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Erawan (Thai: เอราวัณ, from Pāḷi Erāvana, or Sanskrit Airāvana) is one of the Thai names of Airavata. It is depicted as a huge elephant with either three or sometimes thirty-three heads which are often shown with more than two tusks.