A fortunate woman who received her wish of luck organized a dance troupe to make an offering. The 'Rahu Deity'. Si Sa Thong Temple in Nakhon Pathom Province, captivated by praying for "lucky numbers" hoping for success again in the next draw.
At 09:09 on 23 Jun 2026 GMT+7 at Si Sa Thong Temple, Si Sa Thong Subdistrict, Nakhon Chai Si District, Nakhon Pathom Province, where the large Rahu statue is enshrined in an octagonal pavilion, crowds gathered to pray continuously. Most devotees offered eight black items: black grapes, black liquor, black coffee, grass jelly, black beans, black sticky rice, layered black dessert, and century eggs, presented on trays with black incense sticks and black roses. All offerings must be black in color. For those who come to pray without bringing offerings, the temple prepares trays for donations.
After offering the items, devotees apply gold leaf to the Rahu statue. The pavilion is lively daily with many visitors, accompanied by firecracker sounds and traditional Thai music. Notably, those who receive blessings and fortune as requested bring dance troupes to perform as a vow offering to the Rahu Deity.
The reporter also noted that Si Sa Thong Temple is an ancient temple renowned for its Rahu statue, considered the original model for worship. It is the first and largest Rahu statue, with the late famous monk Luang Pho Noi, a former abbot, pioneering the sacred one-eyed coconut shell tradition.
Belief holds that worshipping Rahu helps avert misfortune, change fate, enhance prestige, provide protection, and bring peace, happiness, fortune, and career success. The black offerings symbolize wealth, prosperity, fulfillment, financial stability, and family harmony.
Ms. Mam, a major business owner from Mueang District, Nakhon Pathom, one of the fortunate devotees who received blessings from the Rahu Deity, said she organized a dance troupe to perform eight rounds in offering because she won third prize in the recent lottery after making vows to the deity.
The eight rounds correspond to Rahu’s astrological number 8. She fulfilled her promise today and afterward took the opportunity to pray for lucky numbers again. She pulled a 20-baht banknote from a bundle she donates to every donation box in the temple, picked one bill to check the number for her next lottery attempt. 3F 0981229 She said she would use the banknote’s number to try her luck again and, if she wins big, might hire a traditional dance troupe to make another offering to the Rahu Deity.