Case file · Folklore / legend

Tham Luang and the Sleeping Lady

During the June–July 2018 rescue of 12 boys and their coach from Tham Luang cave, families and officials made offerings to Jao Mae Nang Non, the princess whose body is said to form the mountain.

2018 CE · 20.38, 99.87 · status: account

The account

Legend tells that the pregnant princess killed herself after her lover was killed, and her blood became the water in the cave. Shamans and monks held rites outside while divers worked inside.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Tham Luang cave rescue
  2. Wikipedia: Tham Luang Nang Non
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