Every piece of property in this part of Asia has a spirit house on it. Some of them have little figures in them, some are empty. Some have offerings placed on them and some seem to be pretty much ignored, but they are everywhere. Big hotels and government buildings have very elaborate spirit houses, small temples almost. If I remember correctly, the purpose of the houses is the placate the spirits of the land for having been disturbed.
That's amazing! And the picture almost reminds me of Tiger Balm Gardens!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! And even more interesting than the colored bottles I've seen in Georgia and elsewhere whose purpose is to capture evil spirits.
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