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RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY

 

 

 

  nariphon

 

Thailand

Temple door at Wat Phra Chetuphon in Bangkok with a gilded lacquer illustration of the fabulous nariphon tree in the mythical Himaphan forest.

 

This legendary tree yields fruits in the shape of fairy-like beings (fig.), who offer erotic pleasure and grow from the tree's branches, ready to be picked off by sexually frustrated hunters. Some sources relate that the tree is looked after by sages called reusi (fig.).

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