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Bangkok and Bhutan's Religious Penises
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BANGKOK, Swissotel Nai Lert Park, Thailand - The Penis Shrine, which is no laughing matter for squeamish Westerners, is dedicated to the spirit of Chao Mae Tubtim -- a female tree spirit believed to live in the giant banyan there.
A woman once came desperately trying in vain to get pregnant. Nine months after asking Chao Mae Tubtim for it, she gave birth to a healthy child. So as a way of showing gratitude, she came back with a huge, wooden penis carving. She told others about it, and now hundreds of women come to ask for fertility offering penises of all sizes and shapes. This symbol can be found all over Thailand. It is a talisman Thais call palad khik. More
- (Global Post) Approaching enormous penises (linga)? The last time that happened I was in Bhutan, the last of the Buddhist Himalayan kingdoms, where I reported on the Buddhism-inspired phallic imagery locals there paint on their houses to ward off evil spirits. Similar "phallic worship" rituals exist in Japan, as reported by GlobalPost in a story and photo essay on penis and vagina festivals. More
(World-cruise2010.com, EGW) Bangkok's world-famous red light district, named after a Chinese gangster kingpin and pronounced "Pat Pongs," is a mild marketplace by day and a frenzy of sexual expression for tourists by night.
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