"ฉุยฉายทศกัณฐ์ลงสวน" Tossakanth into the garden | THAILAND 🇹🇭
โพสท์โดย อ้ายเติ่ง"ฉุยฉายทศกัณฐ์ลงสวน - Chui Chai Totsakanth Long Suan"
📸 Credit: ทิเบตเครื่องละคร
One episode of Ramakien (Ramayana in Thai version) was written by King Rama II of Siam.
After Tosakan: The Great Giant kidnapped Sita because he was obsessed ofher beauty, he took Sita and hid it in the garden outside the city of Langa, to prevent "Nang Monto: นางมณโฑ (Mandodari)" the wife of Tosakanth getting angry.
The gesture of dancing dignified the flirting in the meantime. Tosakanth tries to woo Sita, his face is gold when he falls in love (In Thai version: he has two shades of skin - green and gold). The dressing of The performance of Tosakanth into the garden, he has shoulder wrapping cloth in bright red placing around the neck, a gold rosary necklace, a golden fan, and a garland in order to impress Sita.
✦ "Ravana: रावण (Thai: ทศกัณฐ์ - Tosakanth)" in the throne hall of Longka (Lanka) City.
Ravana with a general green face but when he is a ruler, his face will return to the gold face. He has got 10 faces, 20 hands, 3 face rows, and more than 3 faces at an occiput.
There are 4 small faces at the 2nd rank, in front of the 3rd rank is Brahma's face and the giant face is at the behind, every face is composed broadly of smiles, wide-open eyes, and wears Yod Chai Crown.
✦ Khon, masked dance drama in Thailand.
Inscribed in 2018 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
✦ Khon, the Khon Masked Dance Drama in Thailand, is a performing art that combines musical, vocal, literary, dance, ritual, and handicraft elements. Khon performances which involve graceful dance movements, instrumental and vocal renditions, and glittering costumes – depict the glory of Rama, the hero, and incarnation of the god Vishnu, who brings order and justice to the world.
✦ Khon is a high art form of performance that was created by Thai people in the last 600 years. It is an important and illustrious art that has been performed at royal ceremonies since the Ayutthaya period (1351-1767 CE). Performing Khon requires years of training, a profound understanding of the performing methods and a familiarity with the music, traditions, customs and rituals involved. These traditions have been passed down from generation to generation for the past 6 Centuries.
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✦ Ramayana was emerged into Indian’s culture; hence the literaturewas carried on to Siam along with Hinduism hundred years ago. Nowadays, Ramakien - the Thai adapted version of Ramayana - was valued as Thainational legacy.