Phra Mae Thorani Thai Dancer 🇹🇭

Phra Mae Thorani or Vasudhara is the goddess of earth. In Buddhist mythology, Phra Mae Thorani is personified as a young woman wringing the cool waters of detachment out of her hair to drown the demon sent to tempt Gautama Buddha as he meditated under the Bodhi Tree.
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Khon masked dance and Thai classical dances have had a strong influence on neighboring Cambodia. During the period when Cambodia was under Siamese rule, Cambodian kings invited dancers from Siam to teach Cambodian performers in the royal court. As a result, Cambodian dances appear to be a copied version of Thai dances.

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Credit: Supaporn Kishi, Thai Culture to the World