{"id":170,"date":"2026-09-27T23:16:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T23:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-welcome-121a408.netsolhost.com\/?page_id=170"},"modified":"2026-10-17T14:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:09:59","slug":"maothai-prayers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maothai.com\/?page_id=170","title":{"rendered":"Prayers \u00b7 Exorcising gambling spirits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article class=\"wp-block-group prose\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/article>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-stammhaus\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group gallery-chapter\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ceremony<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-grid maothai-count\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/0d3939c05965c9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/0d3939c05965c9.jpg\" alt=\"A monk at prayer\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A monk at prayer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/42b74f6a9c544e.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/42b74f6a9c544e.jpg\" alt=\"A ceremony in the restaurant\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A ceremony in the restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/8b23ec4622d64f.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/8b23ec4622d64f.jpg\" alt=\"The monk and chef Wichian\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The monk and chef Wichian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group gallery-chapter\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Praying together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-grid maothai-count\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/cdac597d0c7fe4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/cdac597d0c7fe4.jpg\" alt=\"Hatphasay praying\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hatphasay praying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/7ea397a19b795a.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/7ea397a19b795a.jpg\" alt=\"Suwimon praying\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Suwimon praying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/41852b253bbe0d.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/41852b253bbe0d.jpg\" alt=\"Joy and Wichian praying\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joy and Wichian praying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details gallery-archive is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>More from the archive \u00b7 2<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-grid\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/d83727708a5de2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/d83727708a5de2.jpg\" alt=\"Another moment of the ceremony\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another moment of the ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/09d63d2b9eeae0.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/09d63d2b9eeae0.jpg\" alt=\"Gathered for the ceremony\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gathered for the ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ceremony Praying together<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_maothai_before":"<a class=\"skip\" href=\"#content\">Skip to content<\/a><header class=\"hero \" style=\"--cover:url('assets\/0d3939c05965c9.jpg')\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"heading\"><h1>{{maothai_title}}<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"identity\"><p class=\"brand-story\">The Story of a Group of Thai Restaurants in Berlin and Palma<\/p><a class=\"brand\" href=\"index.html\">THAI FOOD MAGIC<br>MAOTHAI<\/a><nav class=\"language-switch\" aria-label=\"Language\"><a href=\"prayers-de.html\" 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