"Tree nymph lady" and "Gandharvas" Himmaphan creature | THAILAND 🇹🇭

🔸 "นางไม้ และ คนธรรพ์" 🔸

The tree nymph lady and Gandharvas (the member of a race of musicians in heaven) at Himavanta forest (Thai: ป่าหิมพานต์) from Thai literature.

✦ Himmapan creatures are often depicted in numerous Thai architectures particularly for religious structures and those used for the royal institution. It is a mark of religious belief and of sovereignty.

Southeast Asia had adopted a blend of Brahman and Buddhist beliefs together with local faiths, thus creating a unqiue culture. Thai architectures illustrate the Buddhist belief in the three planes of existence, or Traibhumi (Thai:ไตรภูมิ). At the heart of the universe is Mount Sumeru. It is surrounded by the four oceans and the satellite mountainsAbove Mount Sumeru are the different heavenly realms.

📸 Credit: เครื่องไทย รัคติกาล.
🔸 Photographer: Nopparat Techapreechawong (นพรัตน์ เตชะปรีชาวงศ์).
🔸 Model: Wanida U. Saelim, สุธารา ดวงอินทร์ .
🔸 Costume: ชลวิทย์ การินทร์ .
🔸 Location: Uri Factory Studio.

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