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1.
Tao
Kabin Maha Phrom
with his seven daughters, one for each day
of the week and together known as
Nang Songkraan;
2. Nang Thungsa Thewi (นางทุงษะเทวี)
or Nang Phaeng Sri (นางแพงศรี) in
Lan Na culture,
if Songkraan is on a Sunday. Her attributes consist of a
Sankha
(held in the left hand) and a
chakra (held in
the right hand), her mount is a
Garuda, and her
jewel a
ruby; 3. Nang
Koraka Thewi (นางโคราคะเทวี) or Nang Manorah (นางมโนรา) in Lan Na
culture (not to be confused with
Manohra),
if Songkraan is on a Monday. Her attributes are a
khan (held in the
right hand) and a staff (held in the left hand), her mount is a
tiger, and her
jewel a pearl; 4.
Nang Rakasot Thewi with the same name
in Lan Na culture, if Songkraan is on a Tuesday. Her attributes are a
trisula (held in
the right hand) and a bow (held in the left hand), her mount is a
varaha, and her
jewel a
moonstone; 5.
Nang Montha Thewi (นางมณฑาเทวี) or Nang Mantha (นางมันทะ) in Lan Na
culture, if Songkraan is on a Wednesday. Her attributes are a needle
(held in the right hand) and a staff (held in the left hand), her mount
is a donkey, and her jewel a chrysoberyl; 6. Nang Kirini Thewi (นางกิริณีเทวี)
or Nang Kanyathep (นางกัญญาเทพ) in Lan Na culture, if Songkraan is on a
Thursday. Her attributes are a
kho chang (held
in the right hand) and a firearm (held in the left hand), her mount is a
elephant, and her
jewel an emerald; 7. Nang Kimitha Thewi (นางกิมิทาเทวี) or Nang Rintho (นางริญโท)
in Lan Na culture, if Songkraan is on a Friday. Her attributes are a
khan (held in the right hand) and an Indian lute (held in the left
hand), her mount is a
buffalo, and her
jewel a topaz; and 8. Nang Mahoton Thewi (นางมโหธรเทวี) or Nang Sama
Thewi (นางสามาเทวี) in Lan Na culture, if Songkraan is on a Saturday.
Her attributes are a chakra (held in the right hand) and a trident (held
in the left hand), her mount is a
mayura, and her
jewel a
nintakoh.
The colour of their dresses are more or less in compliance with the
colour of their jewels, i.e. ruby red for Nang Thungsa Thewi; pearl
yellow for Nang Koraka Thewi; moonstone red for Nang Rakasot Thewi;
chrysoberyl green for Nang Montha Thewi; emerald green for Nang Kirini
Thewi; topaz white for Nang Kimitha Thewi; and onyx or spinel black for
Nang Mahoton Thewi. Additionally, each goddess has four gestures to
indicate when during the day the Sun moves from the constellation of
Pisces into Aries, i.e. standing gesture for morning, sitting for
afternoon, lying down with the eyes open for evening, whilst lying down
with the eyes close refers to the time after midnight. The colour of the
text and the background of each stamp with a goddess indicates the day
of the week according to the traditional
sih prajam wan
system, with
red for Sunday, yellow for
Monday, pink for Tuesday, green for Wednesday, orange for Thursday,
light blue or turquoise
for Friday, and purple for Saturday, respectively. |
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