2.9.2012
It’s been a while since I got anywhere near a seven-foot penis. The last time that happened I was in Bhutan, where I reported on the Buddhism-inspired phallic imagery locals there paint on their houses to ward off evil spirits. You’ll find similar phallic warship rituals in Japan, too, as reported by GlobalPost in a story and photo essay on penis and vagina festivals. Since it’s almost springtime, it was about time I made another pilgrimage to pay my respects to the penis. After all, if it weren’t for a global fascination with the phallus, I would have to find another way to make a living. So today I went to the “penis shrine,” as the Lingam Fertility Shrine in Bangkok is colloquially called. Continue Reading… 

It’s been a while since I got anywhere near a seven-foot penis.

The last time that happened I was in Bhutan, where I reported on the Buddhism-inspired phallic imagery locals there paint on their houses to ward off evil spirits.

You’ll find similar phallic warship rituals in Japan, too, as reported by GlobalPost in a story and photo essay on penis and vagina festivals.

Since it’s almost springtime, it was about time I made another pilgrimage to pay my respects to the penis.

After all, if it weren’t for a global fascination with the phallus, I would have to find another way to make a living.

So today I went to the “penis shrine,” as the Lingam Fertility Shrine in Bangkok is colloquially called.

Continue Reading… 

1 note
Permalink
Posted at 11:49 AM
Source:
  1. globalpost posted this