Villagers of Ban Vat Saen together parading the both racing-boats of Vat Saen Sukharam to Nam Khan River on Sunday on the 5th day of the waning moon of the 9th lunar month in B.E. 2531, corresponds to September 1, A.D. 1988 for the boat-racing festival on Nam Khan River, Luang Prabang on Bun Hor Khao Pa Dap Din (festival of rice-packets decorating the earth) on the waning moon of the 9th lunar month of the year B.E. 2531 (A.D. 1988). There is a handwritten message of Pha Khamchan Virachitta Maha Thela, Abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam on the verso of this photograph "Sunday on the 5th day of the waning moon of the 9th lunar month in B.E. 2531, September 1, 1988". Chromogenic print.
Festival of the people [1988]
Item details
Creation date:
1988
Content type:
Photograph
Originals information:
"Original material is held by the Buddhist Archive of Photography, Luang Prabang. A very small number of items has been given back to Vat Saen Sukharam.".
Reference:
EAP326/1/2/1/2487
Level:
Item
Extent:
1 TIFF Image
Legal:
Access is for research purposes only
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- Project EAP326:
- Collection EAP326/1:
- Collection EAP326/1/2:
- File EAP326/1/2/1:
- Item EAP326/1/2/1/2487:
