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| Important Buddhist Religious Day - Visakha Bucha Day (2014) | |
Silhouette of the Phra Phutta Monthon Buddha image in Nakhon Pathom, surrounded by a glow, that is referred to as a rasmie, and Buddhists performing a thaksinahwat on Visakha Bucha Day, i.e. a triple circular procession around a temple, important shrine or stupa, in a clockwise direction, with the temple or shrine on the right, and while holding a small candle, three incense sticks and a lotus flower . Both the three incense sticks and the triple circumnavigations represent the Triple Gem. In the background is a golden silhouette of Wat Phra Kaew (, i.e. the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, including its battlements, which are called bai sema . |
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| Issued Country | Thailand |
| Issued Year | 2014 |
| Category | Buddhist Symbol Events |
| Type | Postage Stamps |