The Buddhist park
Phuttha Uthayaan Pathum Nagaraat
in
Roi Et
is revered for its divine Naga couple Grandfather Naga King Thibodih Sri
Sutthoh and Grandmother Mae Yah Naga Queen Sri Pathumma.
This site
serves as an important Buddhist centre for worship,
pilgrimage, and cultural expression, featuring various
mythological and Buddhist sculptures, such as
these
statues of
Thao
Wetsuwan.
Pathum Nagaraat Buddha Park
Pathum Nagaraat Buddha Park
It also
features and a
large blue tortoise, which is typically
associated with
the revered
monk
Luang Poo Thuad
(fig.),
who is frequently depicted sitting or standing on a
tortoise in artistic representations.
Pathum Nakharat Buddha
Park also features an open pavilion with a small altar,
where a Buddhist monk welcomes visitors and blesses them
by
tying a piece of red yarn around their wrists, akin to
the white
sai sin.