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Ban Baht keeps alms bowl craft alive amid factory rivals
In Bangkok Rat anakosin Ban Baht district a shrinking community of traditional alms bowl makers endures beside factory rivals. Prance Sutdis 60 years old and Sunee Serseeserm 59 keep handcraft alive for monks. Tourists boost demand while king’s birthday and conservation programs attract visitors. Some fear fading skill but shop owner Somsak Batchart remains hopeful teaching his children.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Prance Sutdis
Prance
Rattanakosin
Burma
Myanmar
Sunee Serseeserm
Pranee
Sunee
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Somsak Batchart
Ban Baht
Somsak
Sunait Chutintaranand
Chulalongkorn University