Exploding 750-year-old Chiang Mai temple sparks Fine Art Dept probe

via The Nation, 29 November 2022: A fireworks display in Chiang Mai at an ancient chedi for the recent Yi Ping festival sparks (literally) an outcry.

The footage shows a skyrocket being fired at the grand chedi at Wat Chedi Liam, built around 1830BE (1286CE). The rocket appears to trigger explosions on every level of the chedi before rockets shoot up from its summit as spectators gasp and cheer.

The video was shared by Phra Somporn Thittasophano, a monk at the temple, but then deleted after a national outcry.

Netizens slammed the fireworks display as a desecration of the sacred site, saying it may also have done physical damage to the chedi.

Source: Exploding 750-year-old Chiang Mai temple sparks Fine Art Dept probe

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