Hermits, marigolds and prayer: cave rescue triggers Thailand's spiritual reflex
MONDAY, JULY 02, 2018
A hermit in tiger-print robes, animal sacrifice by hill-tribes and rounds of Buddhist prayer: the physical efforts to reach a teenage football team trapped in a flooded Thai cave are being matched by a surge of Thai spirituality.
Desperate search for 12 children trapped in Thailand cave
TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2018
Desperate parents led a prayer ceremony outside a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 children have been trapped for days as Navy rescue divers packing food rations resumed their search Tuesday.
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s paintings adorn the cover of a prayer booklet that will be handed out to participants at a ritual at the Royal Plaza on Thursday.