Wat Saket | Golden Mount Temple Fair

Pictures of Golden Mount Temple Fair.

Golden Mount fair is annually held 7 nights and 8 days (from the 11th day of the waxing moon of the 12th lunar month to the 3rd of the waning moon of the same month) in November-December, the event's purpose is to worship the Buddha's relics enshrined in the Golden Mount in the compound of Saket Temple. It features folk plays, sales of foods and other products, and amusements.

Photos taken in November 2005.

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Entering Wat Saket fair	Ringing the bells along the temple	Walking up the Golden Mount temple
	Buying lotus, incense & candle. Ready to worship buddha image	Buddha images
Worshiping the monk while the monk pours the holy water	Golden Mount Temple	Huge crowd praying around the temple
	Sticking the golden paper is believed to be bringing good luck. That's the Buddha foot step
Ringing the bell at Wat Saket		Shooting game at the temple fair
Making Thai sweets, ready to sell	Shooting game	Selling Thai sweets and peanuts
This is very famous in Thai temple fair	Selling sausages & meat balls, Thai favourite snacks	Another game at the fair
Shooting the balloons		Ice cool cola stick and various other flavours, very hard to find in the city
Fried or Grilled Squid	Boiled Eggs? Not sure	Making & Selling Thai Sweets

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