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Phra Mae Thorani Squeezing Her Hair stands in Bangkok as a statue of the Buddhist earth goddess. Her hands wring water from long hair, capturing the moment when she aids Buddha against Mara. Prince Narisara Nuvadtivong designed the figure as a graceful woman with water flowing from her hair.
Queen Saovabha Phongsri commissioned the statue to provide public drinking water and relief for local people. Uthokkathan once dispensed drinking water to the public. The water service expressed the queen’s wish to offer merit through practical care. The former dispenser became a shrine where people honour the goddess as a symbol of fertility. Buddhist mythology connects her flood with Buddha’s enlightenment, when water washes away Mara’s armies. Thai communities have worshipped this earth mother for more than three thousand years.
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