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Chao Phrakhun Takia Mosque or Takia Yokhinratchmischincha Siam Mosque is an old mosque that was built during the Ayutthaya Period. To the side is the site of a cemetery erected in an octagonal structure with a domed top, which is believed to be the resting place of Chao Phrakhun Takia Yokhin, who was a well respected Muslim in this area. The items displayed inside the mosque demonstrate the significance of this place, for instance, the lectern and the lamp were gifts from King Chulalongkorn. T
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The Elephant Looping Ceremony is an ancient ceremony performed solely by order of a monarch. The Department of Elephant Affairs and the Senior Brahmins at court were responsible for this royal command ceremony which started with allowing a herd of wild elephants to stay temporarily in an area annexed to the corral before leading 40 to 50 of them into the corral. There, they would be examined for the desired characteristics and if proved unsatisfactory would be sent back to their natural habita
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Palm-leaf woven carp are a symbol of abundance because the fish reach full maturity at the same time that rice yields its grain. Palm-leaf woven carps are usually hung as mobiles over babies’ cradles as a way of blessing them with good health. They are items that people who visit Ayutthaya love to buy for souvenirs. The Muslims in Hualaem Village have handed down this craft to their descendants, from one generation to the next, for over a hundred years.
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Archbishop Langbert Edlamote, Head of the Missionaries from Paris and one of the seven Heads of Mission appointed by the Pope to disseminate Christianity in the Far East, arrived in Ayutthaya in 1662. Initially, he aimed to teach Christianity in China but his ship was wrecked in a storm and, anyway, at that time Christianity was being violently suppressed in China so the Archbishop decided to reside in the Vietnamese camp in Ayutthaya.
In 1666, during the reign of King Narai the Great, Archb
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The Ayutthaya Elephant Sanctuary was established in 1961 with the backing of the Department of Fine Arts and the Tourism Authority of Thailand. It collaborates with the Phra Khajabal Foundation in an attempt to conserve the Thai elephant, to set up a standard system of elephant rearing and to initiate an Elephant Reproduction Project or Elephant Weddings for the first time in the world. The project has been a success and has resulted in a number of baby elephants being born in the corral. The
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It is said that the first maker of candy flossand roti wraps was a Muslim vendor, Bang Pia Saengaroon, who started his small business in 1963, riding a bicycle to sell his product until he became well-known. Later, he persuaded his six siblings to join him in making cotton candy for sale. The Saengaroons thus started to expand the site of their family business along U-thong Road and the Asian Highway. Bang Pia also gave his recipe to his students so that they could make a living from selling
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