Chao Mae Tuptim shrine

It was created in the first quarter of the 20th century by Thai businessman Nai Lert (1872–1945), who found a spirit house floating in the klong and placed it on the bank of his property.

[1] In Thailand, the phallus is considered to be a symbol of good luck and also a representative of fertility.

The site, which measures roughly 60 by 70 feet (18 m × 21 m), is now "crammed with carved" wooden penis statues, which are said to possess special cosmic powers and endow good fortune and fertility on anybody coming into contact with them.

[7] A plaque reads: "Chao Mae Tuptim has received yet another rather less conventional kind of gift, phallic in shape, both small and large, stylized and highly realistic.

"[8] Women hoping to get pregnant leave offerings at the spirit house, flanking a 10-foot (3.0 m) penis statue draped in cloth, including candles, jasmine, lotus flowers and Chinese incense sticks.