The Giant Swing, also known as Sao Chingcha, is a 21 feet tall swing-shaped religious structure and a prominant landmark in Sao Chingcha Subdistrict of Phra Nakhon District in Bangkok in Thailand. Located in front of Wat Suthat, it was formerly used in an old Brahmin ceremony, and is one of Bangkok's tourist attractions. It is also located in front of the D…The Giant Swing, also known as Sao Chingcha, is a 21 feet tall swing-shaped religious structure and a prominant landmark in Sao Chingcha Subdistrict of Phra Nakhon District in Bangkok in Thailand. Located in front of Wat Suthat, it was formerly used in an old Brahmin ceremony, and is one of Bangkok's tourist attractions. It is also located in front of the Devasthan, is central to the Tripavai ceremony, a sacred Thai Brahman ritual rooted in the recitation of Tamil devotional Tiruppavai hymns.
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