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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows the winner of kite (= wow) festival at Sanum Luang in the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). This type of kite is called wow Chula.

    Note: the term ‘playing a kite’ means in Thai as ‘chug wow’ which can be used as a slang meaning ‘jerking off’.


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    Wat Amarinthraram Worawihan (or just Wat Amarin) is located on the southward of Klong Bangkok Noi, next to Siriraj Hospital and Bangkok Noi railway station near the foot of Arun Ammarin bridge.


    Wat is an ancient temple dating back to the Ayutthaya period (around 1657–58), although it is not known who built it.

    The attraction of the temple is the Sukhothai style Buddha statue named Luang Pho Boat Noi which is as the name says, located in the small chapel behind the main hall.
    Wat was heavily damaged by the Allied bombing during the World War II. The only building which was still standing after the War was the chapel that has housed this Buddha statue (a little damaged in the head and has been repaired).


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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ taken long before the WWII.
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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows the king’s hat made in the reign of King Rama IV (mid 1800s). The cloth covering the hat including strap is made of flannel decorated with diamonds in the shape of flowers which can be removable for other purposes. On top fixed with pearl.


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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows a tribal man whose territory was located close to Burma.

    From the original B&W photo, pattern on his legs had been assumed to be a tattoo but when being colorized, it is seen clearer that it is more likely to be painting using a solution of lime or white clay (not my opinion!).


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    Quote Originally Posted by malmomike77 View Post
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    It was under 'construction'! It is now...

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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows a Siamese nobleman with a title given by the King as ‘Luang’. This person was responsible for taking care of the tribute bestowed by King Rama IV upon Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie at the great Salle de Bal in the Château de Fontainebleau, France on 27 June, 1861. The tribute is now shown in the Empress Eugénie’s Chinese Museum.

    The original of this photo was taken by a French photographer named Jacques Philippe Potteau.


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    A pilgrimage in 1890s

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    A locksmith in early 1960s

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    A documentary (photos not included) titled: Royal topknot removing ceremony

    While the royal topknot removing ceremony was discontinued in 1932, with the end of Siam's system of absolute monarchy, it is important to preserve knowledge about this dazzling ritual for cultural, historic and purely aesthetic reasons.

    This important rite of passage to adolescence was held when a prince was aged somewhere between 11 and 13 and a princess, 9 to 11 years of age.

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    The last royal topknot-cutting ceremony was held for Princess Sudasiri Sobha, a daughter of a Prince who was one of King Rama V's many sons, not long before the bloodless revolution of June 1932 which brought to an end many centuries of absolute monarchy.

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    (With King Rama VII)

    The cultural significance of this long-defunct tradition, for which very elaborate and costly garments, jewelry and other apparel being specially created, was a long-standing tradition in Siam for young children of the monarch and high-ranking aristocrats to wear their hair in a topknot.

    The topknot tradition in old Siamese culture is possibly derived from the custom of depicting members of the Hindu pantheon of gods with their hair drawn back into a tight coil on the top of their heads. Doing so was believed to protect these youngsters from harm.

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    In general, the children would keep their topknots until they turned 11 at which point it would be ritually shaved off (although the ceremony could be delayed until the child's 13th birthday). The ceremony served as a rite of passage, signifying that the person was no longer a little child, but was transitioning towards adulthood.

    Members of the royal family holding the rank of phra ong chao (child or grandchild of the union between a king and a commoner) upwards referred to this topknot removing ceremony as ‘sokan’. Royals of lower ranks (from Mom Chao downwards) used the word ‘kesakan’ for the same ceremony.

    When a royal child had reached the right age for this rite of passage, the royal court astrologers would be consulted and asked to set an auspicious date and time for the ceremony, during which both Buddhist and Brahmin rituals would be performed simultaneously.

    The venue was usually taken place the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall within the Grand Palace. In the early years of the Rattanakosin period, the sokan/kesakan usually coincided with Sampat Chorachin, a Siamese New Year tradition observed in the fourth month of the lunar calendar. Later, topknot removing ceremonies were scheduled to coincide with Triyampawai, the Brahmin New Year celebration which revolved around the Giant Swing (Sao Ching Cha) that now stands in front of Wat Suthat.

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    to be continued...
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    When the auspicious moment came, a court official would remove the little crown resting on the topknot of the prince (or princess), uncoil the hair and divide it into three separate locks using gold, silver and gold-bronze spoons. To each of the locks of hair the courtier would attach nine gem-studded rings and nine bael leaves using gold, silver and gold-bronze threads, respectively. (bael = matoom, a Thai plant — this kind of leave have long been used in auspicious ceremonies in Siam/Thailand because Brahmins consider the bael tree to be holy because of its links with the god Shiva.)


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    The reigning king would cut off the first lock of the child's hair, the most senior relative of the child would snip the second lock and the child's father would deal with the third. While this went on the onlookers would be entertained with music played on traditional instruments (gongs, shells, horns, xylophones and klong khaek drums).


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    Afterwards, the child would be led to another area to have his/her head completely shaved and to change into a new set of clothes before re-emerging to present food, new saffron robes and other religious apparel to invited monks.


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    According to royal protocol handed down from the days of Ayutthaya, no less than four sets of garments would be changed into and out of by each prince/princess during the course of their big day.

    Separate attire was required for the following separate segments of the ceremony: while all present listened to a monk delivering an introductory sermon; for the actual topknot-cutting and subsequent ritual bathing; for the post-bathing offering of food to monks; and for a final wian thian (circumambulation holding a lit candle) ceremony.

    The final set of four sets of garments was very formal. It consisted of a crown with a pointed top (worn only by a child born of the king and his queen who was a daughter of the former king), a jongkraben with flaps hanging down the front and at both sides, a long-sleeved top, a diamond-studded belt, a diamond- and gem-studded necklace, a pair of shoes and a dagger.


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    Much later in the Rattanakosin era, after the arrival of photography, each prince or princess would be asked to pose for formal portraits, standing next to or seated amid all his or her royal regalia.


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    (The computer colored photo shows a segment of the topknot removing ceremony of the princesses)


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    The computer colored photo (well done!) shows the model of Khao Krailad (Mount Kailash) which was a part of the royal top knot removing ceremony of young Prince Chulalongkorn (the future King Rama V).

    News read from the Bangkok Recorder printed by Moh Bladlay (Dr. Dan Beach Bradley) told that it was the greatest top knot ceremony because it was for the ‘future king’.

    On the day of the most important part of the ceremony which included the grand procession, King Rama IV, the young Prince’s father, had ordered the Europeans and Americans of various positions to be invited into the Grand Palace to admire its grandeur and prestige of the ceremony.

    Officers were ordered to provide best seats for them in order to have a clear watch. The interpreters for the service were also provided to explain more details in case any honorable farung did not understand any parts of the ceremony or else.

    When the ceremony was done, all the farung admired the grandeur of the ceremony but there were also some remarks spread to the King’s ears that such big ceremony could cause a lot of money.

    So, the King had issued a notice explaining the reason which was according to the ancient and royal tradition that he wanted to preserve.

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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows 3 Umdang (ancient term calling female locals) You, Noo (younger sister) and Sin (the daughter).

    Umdang You became a wife of an heir of a millionaire in the reign of King Rama III (early 1800s). As a good ‘in-law’, she helped prospering her husband’s family’s financial status by issuing loans and mortgages.

    It was said that the family set a room to contain money. They fixed chains of small bells on the windows that would ring once an intruder entered.

    Umdang You died in 1893 in the reign of King Rama V.


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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows Songkran festival in the old days which was also the beginning of Siam New Year.


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    The Vassa is the three-month annual retreat taking place during wet season. The Vassa lasts for three lunar months, usually from July to October.

    For the duration of Vassa, monastics remain in one place, typically a monastery or temple grounds. In Thailand, it is called "Khao Phansa". In the beginning of the festival, there is a parade of elaborate candles to a wat then a competition to find the most beautiful one is held.

    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows all the competitors showing their Khao Phansa candles. The location is somewhere in Sakonnakorn Province.


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    Bamrung Mueang Road is the second paved road in Bangkok which was built in 1863 after Charoen Krung Road or “New Road” in the reign of King Rama IV (1851-1868). Originally, the road has existed since the reign of King Rama I (1782-1809).

    Nowadays, the road cuts through the old fortified city of Rattanakosin Island from west to east, beginning near the Grand Palace. It was the main thoroughfare as the city expanded eastward and away from the Chao Phraya River in the early 20th century.

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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows Bamrung Mueang Road, heading to Pratoo Pee which is seen near the, old location, Giant Swing (left) and Golden Mount (far left), in the reign of King Rama IV flanked by connecting colonnades forming a “five-foot way” which is a feature commonly found in Malaysia and Singapore. Today, they have been walled up, and as such this segment of the road lacks pedestrian walkways.


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    A part of Bamrung Mueang Road nowadays.

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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows the renovation of
    Assumption Cathedral, the principal Roman Catholic church of Siam/Thailand. The renovation in the Romanesque style started from 1910 and ended in 1918.

    However, in 1942, during World War II, nearby buildings were destroyed by allied bombing which resulted in serious damage to the church. It underwent extensive restoration shortly afterwards, and was partly refurbished in the 1980s and 1990s.

    Assumption Cathedral had been visited by two supreme pontiffs. First, in May 1984 the cathedral welcomed Pope John Paul II and on the 22nd of November 2019, Pope Francis visited the cathedral during his apostolic visit to Thailand where he conducted the holy mass with catholic youth from around the country, given that the church is the center of the Roman Catholic diocese there.

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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows the 13th Miss Thailand, a young and beautiful lady from Lampoon named Sucheela Srisomboon. After this contest which was held in 1954, Thailand was under the political problems (1955-1963). No pageant was held for 9 years.

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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows the view of Trangkanu, as being called by Siamese, Palace while King Rama V (1868-1910) was paying a visit to Malaya, the parts that were under their influence. The Palace suffered from big fire and only 2 sections remain which are now preserved as a museum.


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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanielnong View Post
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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows the renovation of
    Assumption Cathedral, the principal Roman Catholic church of Siam/Thailand. The renovation in the Romanesque style started from 1910 and ended in 1918.

    However, in 1942, during World War II, nearby buildings were destroyed by allied bombing which resulted in serious damage to the church. It underwent extensive restoration shortly afterwards, and was partly refurbished in the 1980s and 1990s.

    Assumption Cathedral had been visited by two supreme pontiffs. First, in May 1984 the cathedral welcomed Pope John Paul II and on the 22nd of November 2019, Pope Francis visited the cathedral during his apostolic visit to Thailand where he conducted the holy mass with catholic youth from around the country, given that the church is the center of the Roman Catholic diocese there.

    Forgot to pose the recent photos, sorry...

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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows old style of silk making somewhere in Isan area.


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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows King Rama VII being greeted by German leader Adolf Hitler on July 6th 1934. The meeting took place just two years after the abolition of absolute monarchy and only eight months before the King’s abdication in March 1935.


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    After decades of relative calm, communal tension and violence flared in Sampeng (a part of Chinatown), often leading to sporadic riots. To defuse the racial tension, King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) decided to personally intervene by visiting Sampeng on June 3, 1946. When news about the King’s tour of Chinatown reached the Sampeng community, its dwellers started making preparations to receive the King.

    When King Ananda arrived with his brother, Prince Bhumibol (the late King Rama IX), Chinese people of all ages lined the streets to show their respects and loyalty to the young monarch. Seeing that they share the same love and loyalty to the monarchy, all disputes between the Thais and Chinese soon disappeared.


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    In the reign of King Rama IV (1851–1868), Siam began modernizing and opening up to the West. Major roads were first built in Bangkok, with Thanon Trong (what is now Rama IV Road) built together with a canal in 1857, followed by Charoen Krung Road (or New Road which is considered the first modern road in the country) in 1862, both in response to requests by the Western consuls and merchants.

    Around the same time, the King had a canal dug from the French Consulate to the canal of Thanon Trong, linking the latter to the Chao Phraya River via the existing Bang Rak Canal.

    The dredged earth was used to build a road, running alongside the canal on its southern bank and linking Charoen Krung and Trong Roads.

    The new canal and road were initially known as Khlong Khwang and Thanon Khwang ('crossing canal'/'crossing road').

    They later became known as Si Lom Canal/Road, which literally translates as windmill, probably from a windmill erected in the area by a Western entrepreneur. Thus, the names of the road/canal refer to as Windmill Canal/Road in English.

    Areas along the road initially developed agriculturally, attracting a variety of ethnic communities. In the 1890s and 1900s, enterprising developers built more roads and canals parallel to Si Lom which is now, Sathon and Surawong-Si Phraya Roads. The area is now called Bang Rak District and later on, Si Lom Canal has been filled to widen the Road.

    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows early Si Lom Canal/Road (the photographer was standing on a bridge crossing Si Lom Canal. The area was probably Soi Si Lom 11 today).


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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows a family of a nobleman whose rank was bestowed by the king as ‘Chao Praya’. His service was under 3 kings, from King Rama III – King Rama V. In the reign of King Rama IV, he as a charge d'affaires was among the ambassador team to France in 1860. Again in 1866 as the head of the ambassador team to France.


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    Quote Originally Posted by aging one View Post
    Is that a cannon poking out of the bow there?
    No. He's just happy to see you.

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    The colorized B&W photo courtesy of ‘Page Siam Colorization by Noomrattana’ shows a nobleman riding a horse drawn carriage with a tamed leopard sitting by his side. On background is a hotel he had owned. A part of the hotel was opened for a business of horse drawn carriage rental. The location of the photo was taken on Charoen Krung Road (New Road).


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