Incense Sticks in Thailand- c.c welcome

[The_Traveler]

Incense Sticks

Found this; taken a while ago with a D70 and 18-70

 

[JoshuaSimPhotography]

I really love the smoke, it gives off that ambience. But the hand has a bit of motion blur

 

[cgipson1]

Nice shot Lew! I actually like the slight blur on the hand... it adds to the shot. I am envious of your travels!

 

[SCraig]

Very nice, Lew. It looks like there is a note or something between two of the incense sticks. Do you know the purpose of that?

 

[manaheim]

Very neat.

 

[Frequency]

The ambience of this image has some thing to convey.,something spiritual? ??
I liked it

 

[lightsandlights]

Nice shot! Reminds me of looking through nat geo magazines. Would be a nice Segway pic if it was in a series.

 

[The_Traveler]

I really love the smoke, it gives off that ambience. But the hand has a bit of motion blur

Nice shot Lew! I actually like the slight blur on the hand... it adds to the shot. I am envious of your travels!

I like the blur also.

Very nice, Lew. It looks like there is a note or something between two of the incense sticks. Do you know the purpose of that?

My total guess is that the note is a request for Buddha to consider granting a favor.

Very neat.

Thanks

The ambience of this image has some thing to convey.,something spiritual? ??
I liked it

This was taken at the Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand so the spiritualism is right on the money.
Buddhists burn incense in groups of three.

The usual offering made consists of a candle, some flowers (often a lotus), a small square of gold leaf and three incense sticks. The three incense sticks represent the Buddha, his teachings and the monastic order. These offerings can be brought with you or purchased at the wat. The act of wai phra is an individual action and each person may have their own way of going about it, but broadly speaking the following procedure will be followed. Firstly, the candle is lit and placed with the others which will be in front of a Buddha image. Then the flowers are placed in water before lighting the incense sticks using the candle. The three incense sticks are held between the palms of the hand in a wai gesture. Sitting in the respect position with feet tucked behind (so that they face away from the Buddha image), a Thai person making the offering will recite in their mind some set phrases from the Buddhist scriptures. This recital will be made in Pali, the language of the Buddhist scriptures. After this the person will often make another recital in their mind (this time in Thai) which could be a wish for good health for the family or even good luck for selecting the lottery numbers. The incense sticks are

Gold leaf squares placed on Buddha image


then planted into a container of sand and the small square of gold leaf is pressed onto the Buddha image. At the end, triple obeisance is performed with the individual bowing to the Buddha image three times whilst still kneeling and placing palms down on the floor at the end of each bow. A donation of money may also be made to the collection box which will go towards the upkeep of the temple and also earns merit for the person donating.

How to Make a Buddhist Offering (Wai Phra) | Thailand travel guide

Nice shot! Reminds me of looking through nat geo magazines. Would be a nice Segway pic if it was in a series.

THanks. Segway picture?

 

[The_Traveler]

I really love the smoke, it gives off that ambience. But the hand has a bit of motion blur

Nice shot Lew! I actually like the slight blur on the hand... it adds to the shot. I am envious of your travels!

I like the blur also.

Very nice, Lew. It looks like there is a note or something between two of the incense sticks. Do you know the purpose of that?

My total guess is that the note is a request for Buddha to consider granting a favor.

Very neat.

Thanks

The ambience of this image has some thing to convey.,something spiritual? ??
I liked it

This was taken at the Wat Pho in Bangkok, Thailand so the spiritualism is right on the money.
Buddhists burn incense in groups of three.

The usual offering made consists of a candle, some flowers (often a lotus), a small square of gold leaf and three incense sticks. The three incense sticks represent the Buddha, his teachings and the monastic order. These offerings can be brought with you or purchased at the wat. The act of wai phra is an individual action and each person may have their own way of going about it, but broadly speaking the following procedure will be followed. Firstly, the candle is lit and placed with the others which will be in front of a Buddha image. Then the flowers are placed in water before lighting the incense sticks using the candle. The three incense sticks are held between the palms of the hand in a wai gesture. Sitting in the respect position with feet tucked behind (so that they face away from the Buddha image), a Thai person making the offering will recite in their mind some set phrases from the Buddhist scriptures. This recital will be made in Pali, the language of the Buddhist scriptures. After this the person will often make another recital in their mind (this time in Thai) which could be a wish for good health for the family or even good luck for selecting the lottery numbers. The incense sticks are

Gold leaf squares placed on Buddha image


then planted into a container of sand and the small square of gold leaf is pressed onto the Buddha image. At the end, triple obeisance is performed with the individual bowing to the Buddha image three times whilst still kneeling and placing palms down on the floor at the end of each bow. A donation of money may also be made to the collection box which will go towards the upkeep of the temple and also earns merit for the person donating.

How to Make a Buddhist Offering (Wai Phra) | Thailand travel guide

Nice shot! Reminds me of looking through nat geo magazines. Would be a nice Segway pic if it was in a series.

THanks. Segway picture?

 

[The_Traveler]

For a little more background on the wonderful sights of rural SEA, here in neighboring Cambodia, is an auto repair shop



and a gas station (for scooters).