Sao Inthakin city pillar

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The Sao Inthakin city pillar is a revered spiritual monument in Chiang Mai believed to protect the city and embody its guardian spirits.

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Sao Inthakin city pillar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city pillar shrine ⓘ
religious monument ⓘ
associatedWith King Mengrai ⓘ
linked to: King Mangrai

city tutelary spirits ⓘ
founding of Chiang Mai ⓘ
guardian spirits of Chiang Mai ⓘ
believedTo embody guardian spirits of the city ⓘ
category Buddhist shrine in Thailand ⓘ
Chiang Mai tourist attraction ⓘ
city Chiang Mai ⓘ
country Thailand ⓘ
culturalContext Lanna culture ⓘ
enshrinedIn small viharn at Wat Chedi Luang ⓘ
festivalHeldIn June ⓘ
May ⓘ
hasFestival Inthakin City Pillar Festival ⓘ
Sao Inthakin Festival ⓘ
hasFunction protection of Chiang Mai ⓘ
spiritual safeguard of the city ⓘ
hasRitual offering of candles ⓘ
offering of flowers ⓘ
offering of incense ⓘ
prayers for protection ⓘ
heritageStatus important local heritage site ⓘ
languageOfName Northern Thai ⓘ
Thai ⓘ
locatedIn Chiang Mai ⓘ
Chiang Mai Province ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
Wat Chedi Luang ⓘ
material wood ⓘ
openTo the public ⓘ
protects Chiang Mai city ⓘ
linked to: Chiang Mai
region Northern Thailand ⓘ
linked to: northern Thailand
religiousTradition Lanna Buddhism ⓘ
Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
significance revered spiritual monument ⓘ
symbol of the city’s prosperity ⓘ
symbol of the city’s stability ⓘ
worshippedBy local Buddhists ⓘ
residents of Chiang Mai ⓘ
visiting pilgrims ⓘ

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Wat Chedi Luang → contains → Sao Inthakin city pillar ⓘ