Giant Swing
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The Giant Swing, also known as Sao Chingcha or Sao Ching Cha, is a 21.15 m -tall, swing-shaped religious structure and a prominent landmark in the Sao Chingcha Subdistrict of Phra Nakhon District, Ban
The Giant Swing in Bangkok.
An illustration from the book mentioned below, depicting the Triyampawai ceremony during the reign of King Rama I
Wat Suthat (left) and the Giant Swing (right)
Giant Swing as seen from Bamrung Mueang Road
Triyampawai ceremony
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The Triyampawai Ceremony is a Hindu ritual currently celebrated at the Devasathan in Bangkok. It was formerly one of the twelve monthly royal ceremonies of the Thai court and is identified with the Ta
Giant Swing
…the Devasathan ("Thewasathan Bot Phram," meaning "the abode of the gods"), the Royal Brahmin Office of the Thai royal court. The site is central to the Triyamphawai (Tripavai) ceremony, a sacred Thai Brahman ritual rooted in the recitation of Tamil devotional Tiruppavai hymns. The Giant Swing was constructed in 1784 in front of the…
The Devasathan, the royal Brahmin temple and the present annual venue of the Triyamphway ceremony
A mural depicting the "swing ceremony" at Wat Senasanaram, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province