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Locals worship huge golden VAGINA for good luck in Thailand

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Locals are worshipping a huge golden vagina for good luck in Thailand - and local officials have give the bizarre idol the green light.

Footage shows the anatomically correct 4ft-tall replica of the female genitalia engraved with prayers at a Buddhist shrine in Nakhon Ratchasima province.

Eight smaller vaginas surround the mammoth vulva while a stone snake with seven heads has been built under a mango tree to 'guard' the sacred lady parts.

The 'fortune' vagina is reportedly built by a cultist, Buddhist nun Naowaratkotchaporn Simethawong or ‘Mother Brahmin,' to cleanse women of bad luck for committing sinful acts such as abortion. The statue has swollen in popularity and followers now regularly visit to pray for luck, fertility, beauty and help finding their dream man.

Devotees have even built a matching golden penis surrounded by eight smaller penises to complement the selection of vulvas on show.

The genital shrine has become such a hit that local council chief Kanatchon Sijaroen was joined by a team of his staff and several policemen to inspect the items on May 22 and ensure they comply with local locals.

Relieved Kanatchon has now cleared the items. He said: ‘We want to ensure the shrine complies with the moral standards. We ordered them to remove signs that might be vulgar.

'It was also found to be disrespectful to have a Buddhist shrine so close to genitalia statues, so we have ordered that to be moved to a new position.'

After the inspection, the shrine continued to operate, and the followers were allowed to pay respect to the vagina statue.

However, a large Buddhist statue that used to stand between the vagina and the penis was ordered to be relocated to a different area in the shrine to avoid 'being disrectful' to the religious moument.

The shaved-head nun Mother Brahmin said: ‘We do ceremonies here to provide remedies for misfortunes, particularly women who aborted a child.'

Visiting the vagina statue to pray and doing the special ceremony costs 500 baht (11.61 GBP).

Mother Brahmin added: ‘I believe that we should pay respect to the genitals because they represent the origin of life and abundance in the world. It is not strange or unusual.

‘Despite this, I am willing to cooperate with the government to address any concerns.'

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