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ILLUSTRATIONS
| 1a Image of the Buddha and royal Naga (snake), Muchalinda [By permission of the National Museum, Bangkok] |
facing page 148 |
| 1b Mortuary rites: monks chanting and transferring merit to the deceased |
148 |
| 2 The Bun Kathin procession at the end of Lent | 149 |
| 3 Bun Phraawes festival: the story of Wesandaun is recited | 180 |
| 4a Sukhwan ceremony being performed for two pregnant women | 181 |
| 4b Women worshipping | 181 |
| 1 Map of Thailand | page xii |
| 2 Baan Phraan Muan and its region | 7 |
| 3a Profile of house, showing levels | 19 |
| 3b House plan | 19 |
| 4 Diagram showing the relationship between two festivals | 300 |
| 5 The religious field | 338 |
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