The Isan city of Khon Kaen is welcoming visitors to a singular vacationer attraction: a park of big penises. Traitep Dream Forest incorporates an space of the park referred to as Thung Karjiew which interprets roughly to Penis Paddock. The phallic park has been getting plenty of attention on social media and in Thai media, and some concern it could elicit a negative response from the conservative authorities.
In the Ubonrat district of Khon Kaen, the park and its unusual attractions are being viewed by some as humourous and others as profane. But photographs show it is crammed with visitors and, uh, members. The signal on the park itself tells an attention-grabbing folks story story of why the park exists. The sign tells of Lahone, a deity who had a habit of sexually harassing people.
He was punished by dismemberment and having his genitals placed on display in a present of contempt for his actions. The park owner says that the park grew from Lahone’s penis placed on display for all to see so as to humiliate him.
While the back story tells of a problematic diety, the park seems to be more for a bit of a kinky laugh, with folks taking selfies with the phallic statues. A sign within the park instructs women to decide on a penis statue to hug and, like making a wish, she might be granted with a partner with genitals the same measurement.
It could appear a bit loopy, but phallic symbols have long been worshipped, even earlier than Buddhism took maintain in Thailand. Shrines bearing penises can be seen round Thailand; even the Swissotei Nai Lert Park Hotel in Bangkok beforehand had a penis backyard on show.
And who might neglect the string of tales that went viral firstly of rainy season as a village constructed a large penis statue in the course of the highway to ask for blessings and a bountiful rainy season to feed their crops. Easy labored though, as the next day rainfall started..