In the Jangpura District of South Delhi is the Bhogal Buddha Vihar Temple. It’s approximately 100 years old and is the gathering place for the small community of Thais that live in the city. During Songkron, the Thai New Years Celebration, they all gathered to celebrate.
The temple is part of the community and this was shown with donating food and drinks to the people in need. In addition they had a traditional celebration with activities like water splashing for the kids.
The traditional celebration included chanting with the monks, worshiping the ancestors and pouring water on the hands of the monks. These are the traditional activities for the Thai New Year.
In addition to the Thai residents of the area the Thai ambassador came to take part with her fellow countrymen.
It was fun to participate with Thais that are living away from home. It’s a very close community and we got to enjoy their hospitality.
Songkron At The Bhogal Buddha Vihar Temple - South Delhi India 2024
...
Chatuchak Market has been open since 1942. In 1948, Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram had a policy that every province was required to have its own market. Bangkok chose Sanam Luang as the market site. After a few months, the government moved the market to Sanam Chai. The market moved back to Sanam Luang in 1958.
By 1983, all of the merchants had moved to Chatuchak. At that time the market was called Phahonyothin Market. In 1987, its name was changed to Chatuchak Market.
The clock tower is a distinctive landmark in the Chatuchuk Market. It was built in 1987 on the occasion of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 60th birthday on 5 December 1987.
The Chatuchak Weekend Market ตลาดนัดจตุจักร on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, is the largest market in Thailand. Also known as JJ Market, it has more than 15,000 stalls and 11,505 vendors as of 2019.
It is divided into 27 sections. Chatuchak Market sells many different kinds of goods, including plants, ...
Thotsamarachan Bridge or Rama X Bridge is the newest addition to the rapidly developing infrastructure in Bangkok. This huge bridge will expand the existing Rama IX bridge with 4 more lanes for traffic. It was scheduled to Open last year in the 25th of February but the opening has been delayed until January 29th, 2025.
Rama IX Bridge สะพานพระราม ๙ (Saphan Phra Ram Kao) is a bridge in Bangkok, Thailand over the Chao Phraya River.
The bridge was named in the honor of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's (King Rama IX) 60th birthday. The opening date coincided with the king's birthday, with a million people walking over it.
It was the first cable-stayed bridge in Thailand and had the second longest cable-stayed span in the world when it opened in 1987.
A new eight-lane double-pylon cable-stayed bridge paralleling the Rama IX Bridge has been under construction for some time and is finally complete.
The new section of the bridge is intended to relieve traffic congestion on the...
The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall 國立中正紀念堂
The most prominent historical landmark in Taiwan, the CKS Memorial Hall was erected in honor and memory of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, the former President of the Republic of China, and was opened in 1980 as part of a national park and gathering area.
The name of the square is officially Liberty Square (自由廣場), as seen above the front gate, however the name change was politically motivated and most people in practice still refer to the entire complex as Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.
The octagon-shaped white building rises 76 meters and is covered with blue tiles and red accents, echoing the flag of the Republic of China. The eight sides represent the Chinese cultural symbolism of the number eight which is traditionally associated with fortune and wealth. The two sets of 89 steps represent Chiang's age of death and lead up to main hall housing a large bronze statue of Chiang protected by military personnel which ...
