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  Samonthat

 

Thailand

A mural of Samonthat, one of the seven Mae Seua, i.e. guardian spirits that look out for children. This thevada guards all the children that are born on a Wednesday and is represented with a human-like body and the head of an elephant, similar to the Hindu deity Ganesha (fig.).

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