Families, children and young couples are swarming over Wat Saket this week for its annual temple festival. And in an age of big-budget, high-production events, this is a classic festival the likes of which are disappearing from the world. Classic rides, games of skill and vaudeville-style freak shows fill the grounds around the Golden Mount temple on Ratchadamnoen Road.
Wrapped in red signals to the world that the annual Wat Saket Temple Fair has begun
Many steps mark the journey to ascend the Golden Mount
The Golden Mount in miniature soaks up the setting sun
The City of Angels spills forth from Wat Saket
Worshipers pay their respects at the Chedi
Step right up! Mermaids and disembodied heads! Curiosities and wonders await within!
Better yet, test your spiritual fortunes for material gain!
Will his gaming experience help this amateur shooter hit the mark?
Prizes, prizes, prizes await the next contestant!
Wrap your arms around these fantastical creatures of myth, legend and hand-sanitizer sales
Free of safety standards or corporate polish, they don’t make festivals like this anymore.
Holy Giant Balls of Meat, Batman!
Do you dare enter the spooky house of dimly lit terrors? (Hint: Enter with excitable teens for maximum laughs.)
Games and prizes and fun and rides sure to please visitors small and large!
When you tire of the kiddie rides and balloon tosses, these women await your best shot.
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