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  Phrommet

 

Thailand

This imposing statue of Narom Kruh Poo Reusi Phrommet at Aasom Reusi Nen Thaat Phutthakhun in Ayutthaya (fig.), is considered one of the largest representations of this ascetic deity in Thailand.

 

This hermit-sage who embodies a synthesis of Brahmanical cosmology and the Southeast Asian tradition of ascetic hermits, who are believed to possess esoteric knowledge, meditative discipline, and protective capabilities.

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