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Many people, particularly in Isan (the north-eastern region of Thailand), believe that the nagas are responsible for unnatural wave phenomena occurring in the rivers or lakes in the vicinity. It is also frequently claimed that the serpent-like demigods are responsible for marks on common objects, such as car hoods or house walls.
Naga fireballs (Thai: บั้งไฟพญานาค; RTGS: bang fai phaya nak), also known as bung fai phaya nak or "Mekong lights" and formerly "ghost lights", [1] are a phenomenon said to be seen annually on the Mekong River. Glowing balls are alleged to naturally rise from the water high into the air. [2]
The National Museum of Royal Barges is a museum in Bangkok, Thailand. It is on the northern rim of Bangkok Noi canal in the Bangkok Noi District. Royal barges from the Royal Barge Procession are kept at the museum. The museum was formerly a dry dock for barges and warships under the care of the Bureau of the Royal Household and the Royal Thai Navy.
The Prince of Nakhon Sawan, during the reign of Rama V, devised fleet formations, which became the standard "major" and "minor" formations used today. In 1870, Anna H. Leonowens , the teacher to the children of the Siamese, wrote of the Royal Barge Procession of Ananta Nakkharat boat on her own distinct perspective and experience in the heart ...
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.
Nagas (Burmese: နာဂလူမျိုး) are various Southeast Asian Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups native to northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar.The groups have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority of population in the Indian state of Nagaland and Naga Self-Administered Zone of Myanmar (Burma); with significant populations in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam ...
Naga Tibeto-Burman: 15 100 Peng 2014 [7] Negritos (Philippines) Austronesian: 64 10.8 50.8 13.8 4.6 O(xM122)=18.5, others=1.5 Heyer 2013 [29] Oroqen: Tungusic: 31 61.3 0 3.2 6.5 6.5 19.4 0 O*(xO1a,O2,O3)=3.2 Xue 2006 [8] Qiang: ST (Tibeto-Burman) 33 0 18.2 0 0 15.2 15.2 36.4 BT(xC,DE,J,K)=9.1 P(xR1a1)=6.1 Xue 2006 [8] Sibe: Tungusic: 41 26.8 2. ...
Below is a list of Nāgas, a group of serpentine and draconic deities in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.They are often guardians of hidden treasure and many are upholders of Dharma.