Friday, August 1, 2014

Phra Pikanet (Ganesha), Nur Wahn, Luang Phor Dum (Than Dum), Wat Mai Naparam, Narathiwat Province.


In Thailand, Ganesha is called Phra Phikanet or Phra Phikanesuan and is worshipped as the deity of fortune and success, and the remover of obstacles. He is associated with arts, education and trade. Thai Buddhists frequently pay respect to Ganesha and other Brahmin deities as a result of the overlapping Buddhist/Brahmin cosmology.