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A royal white elephant, as depicted in a Thai painting. A white elephant (also albino elephant) [1] is a rare kind of elephant, but not a distinct species.Although often depicted as snow white, their skin is typically a soft reddish-brown, turning a light pink when wet. [2]
Along with the Order of the Crown of Thailand, it is regularly awarded to any government official for services rendered to Thailand for five years, making it Thailand's most-commonly awarded order. [clarification needed] [1] the order features the three-headed Airavata, the mount of Sakra, or a white elephant.
The Thai sacred and royal symbol was the white elephant (chang pueak or chang samkan). They are not albinos but are genetically different. White elephants are not white, they are a dusky pinkish grey. Phra Savet Adulyadej Pahon was a white elephant that belonged to Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Buddhist monks in Thailand on Friday blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a week after their rare birth came close to being a tragedy. The Ayutthaya Elephant Palace & Royal ...
Gold Medal (Sixth Class) of the Most Exalted Order White Elephant: RThCh (G.M.E.) Gold Medal (Sixth Class) of the Most Noble Order of Crown of Thailand: RThM (G.M.CT.) Gold Medal (Sixth Class) of the Most Admirable Order Direkgunabhorn: RThD (G.M.D.) Silver Medal (Seventh Class) of the Most Exalted Order White Elephant: RNgCh (S.M.E.)
The observance was suggested by the Asian Elephant Foundation of Thailand and submitted to the Coordinating Subcommittee for the Conservation of Thai Elephants. The date was chosen because the Royal Forest Department designated the white elephant as the national animal of Thailand on 13 March 1963. [1] Elephants at Amboseli National park
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is a gorgeously planned Wat with a story to tell about Buddhism. Once the Naga lined steps are surmounted (the longest Naga balustrade in Thailand), the first site one sees is the White elephant statue commemorating the story behind the Wat placement.
A white elephant at the Amarapura Palace in 1855. A white elephant is a possession that its owner cannot dispose of without extreme difficulty, and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness. In modern usage, it is a metaphor used to describe an object, construction project, scheme, business venture ...