Meave and I at the entrance to the festival area
A Thai family I met in a small village on my way to the Festival
A house in the village
house of one of the Peace Corp volunteers that came to the festival
beautiful scenery along the way to the Festival
A few of the Peace Corp volunteers we picked along the way to the festival
View from my 'home stay' in Dansai
Practicing our Thai dancing skills
A dancer on stage
The spiritual leader of the event. This was taken at 4am. He goes swimming in the river for the spirit rock.
me hanging with one of the 'ghosts'
the masks were the best part
ok...maybe all the weapons with penises on the end of them were the best part:)
some local "hairy" fruit. It was really good and refreshing in the heat.
A type of catepilar a lady gave us. It was freaky looking!
oooh...scarry!
Conner and Maeve
The Buddhist Temple in town where a lot of the action occured
Scary looking one
This one was putting on a good show
The mud people. A guy kept pouring water on them to keep it from drying so fast.
A couple of kids dressed up
Guy riding a bull
if I was that kid...I would be really scared at that moment.
Mayor of the town leading a procession of people to the Temple
Can you tell which one is me?
Temple in Phitsanoluk.
The famous "Flaming Buddha" in Phitsanoluk. This is some background I found on a website "...what transforms it into something exceptional is the flame shaped halo around its upper part that is transformed into nagas by the armrests. This fourteenth century cast is the second most sacred Buddha in Thailand"
Ruins
Pictures of the King and his family are everywhere in Thailand. The people wear yellow shirts, since it is the color of the King. Everyone loves this guy. He is the longest ruling Monarch in Thailands history and is 81 yrs old if I remember correctly.
