Anthropology 121 photo field observation project - "Same Same BUT DIFFERENT" _Photo Field observation project due to Dr. Leanna Wolfe _project prepared by Madelen Hem (June 23rd, 2013) original file format is pptx

1. Photo Field Observation
Instructor : Dr Leanna Wolfe
Anthropology 121
Photo and Prepared by - Madelen Hem
Date compeletion – June 23rd, 2013
Same Same BUT DIFFERENT!

2. This is the main hall of the temples and how it looks from the front. The main
temples is decorated with unique cultural design ideas and colored in gold, red and
white. There are two clone giant sculptures stood side by side of the temple
gate, with demon facial expression, said that it‟s the symbol to protect all the evil
spirit away from the temples.

3. This is also known as a sacred place inside the temples. The sacred place here is called „God Jatukarm
Ramathep‟. He was the legend.

4. • “Guan Shi Yin / Guanyin” statues as
sacred places.
• Guan Yin was a Chinese-God-
Woman, she was a symbol of
luck, beauty and kind. She known as
„The God of Mercy‟

5. • This is a very unique tree I
found around the area of
the temple. Beneath the
tree, there were many small
statues of Buddha, while
the trunk of the tree were
wrapped around a cloth
that was colored in gold.

6. • Inside the main temple, on
the altar; in the
middle, there was a giant
gold Buddha and
surrounded him were other
statues of Buddha too.
They were all colored in
gold. It is a sacred place
where natives come to pray
and monks do their sermon
here.
• Natives and visitors need
to sit with legs and knees
bend behind their back as
they bowed thrice to show
their respects to his
Buddha.

7. • As you can see, there are 5 silver bowl were placed there.
• Each silver bowl is like a donation box, where people whose comes can
donate, each silver bowl has different purposes.
• And just right behind there, you can see „Holy Water‟, the water symbolize luck.
You can use the water to wash your face/hair just so to bring lucks into your life.

8. • The native kids also visited the temples to study, participate and practiced their
very own religion ritual. They were wearing normal/casual clothes.

9. • The boxes that were placed there was
like boxes of donation including various
merchandise that the monks could use.
• I was told that we could pay at any
amount for the box and the money
would go to the temples‟ donation box
and the box itself will be given to the
monks.
• This is a religious practices, the monks
will later perform the sermon as they
dedicated all these stuffs to the relatives
that already passed away.

10. • As i came out, I also saw people paid
respect to this another sacred place inside
the temples as well. The statues represents
god and beside there, His Buddha‟s head.
• In front of this little sacred place, there
placed two lions figure, which represents
as the protector of the god, chase away all
the evil spirits.

11. • This is recognized as pile of white dust, they were used as for place where people can stick
their incenses on it after praying and bowing to the Buddha. Natives usually uses 3 stick of
incenses, which in Thai religious practice, had it said that, one of the incense is for those
who passed away, another one is for everybody and another one is for themselves. Sticking
up incense in the white dust usually meaning the end of ritual performance. Some would d
this in the beginning. Its all fine. Lit up incense is for the purpose of praying and paying
respect to the Buddha.

12. Thank you for your attention! 
BY : Madelen Hem
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