Farmers gathered to pay homage to the "Golden Pillow Goddess" at Bueng Boraphet, Nakhon Sawan Province, lighting incense sticks to divine lucky numbers for this lottery draw.
This morning (13 Apr 2026 GMT+7), farmers living around Bueng Boraphet who have faith in the Golden Pillow Goddess traveled to the shrine located behind the Nakhon Sawan fisheries officers' residence within the Bueng Boraphet area.
The farmers who came asked the "Golden Pillow Goddess" to help them overcome the current crisis. Everything's prices are rising except for the price of unhusked rice, which remains low. Some are barely breaking even or even facing losses. They came to make offerings by lighting incense sticks to divine lucky numbers to take home. While waiting, they enjoyed the surrounding scenery until the incense sticks revealed the number 093, which they photographed to use for purchasing lottery tickets later.
As for the "Golden Pillow Goddess" locals believe she is the goddess who protects Bueng Boraphet. They hold that she guards the lake and all its crocodiles, preventing them from surfacing, so they are spared from hunters seeking their eggs and bodies for sale. The crocodiles themselves hide, waiting for the day to rise and display their grandeur.