Chaing Mai Inthakhin (Pillar)

According to the legend on which their big festival is based on, in the time before Chiang Mai was founded, the Lawa people who then lived there received a pillar from the god Indra to protect them against disaster. After this original pillar was again removed by order of Indra, the Lawa people were then told to place a replica of the pillar. If this pillar continued to be respected and the people lived virtuous lives, the city would gain prosperity and be protected against harm.Read more