Princess Cave
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Princess Cave is a small seaside cave on Thailand’s Railay Peninsula famed for its phallic wooden offerings and local fertility legends.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious site
ⓘ
sea cave ⓘ shrine ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fertility worship
ⓘ
local fishermen ⓘ spirit of a drowned princess ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
place to pray for fertility
ⓘ
place to pray for safe sea journeys ⓘ |
| etymology | named after a princess spirit (Phra Nang) ⓘ |
| famedFor |
fertility legends
ⓘ
phallic wooden offerings ⓘ |
| governedBy | Thailand local authorities ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
by boat
ⓘ
on foot at low tide ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Phra Nang Cave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tham Phra Nang Nok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rock formations
ⓘ
sandy beach nearby ⓘ small seaside cave chamber ⓘ |
| hasMaterialOffering |
lingam-shaped carvings
ⓘ
wooden phallus ⓘ |
| hasNearbyActivity |
beach swimming
ⓘ
island-hopping boat tours ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
lighting incense sticks
ⓘ
offering of wooden phalluses ⓘ prayers for children ⓘ prayers for good fishing ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Thai ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Krabi Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Railay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Andaman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Phra Nang Beach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Railay Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Krabi tourist attractions ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Buddhist-influenced folk religion
ⓘ
animist beliefs ⓘ |
| tourismType |
beach tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
fishermen
ⓘ
local worshippers ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
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