Thais pray they are barking up the right tree searching out lottery luck

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Superstition and looking for luck are part of daily existence in Thailand. In one temple in imperative Bangkok, traffic desire to locate it hidden inside the bark of an historic tree.

Hundreds flock to the Kunnatri Ruttharam temple each week to pay respects to the tremendous dead tree trunk, which is draped in plant life and offerings from worshippers who believe rubbing its bark can reveal triumphing lottery numbers.

The state-run lottery commercial enterprise is booming inside the nation, with price tag companies on almost each street nook and consumers poring over numerology charts to pick out the luckiest series.

I have received minor prizes before from this tree, I suppose when I am in tough spots the tree facilitates me,” Pakapon Chummano, fifty four, said.

The state lottery contributed forty.8 billion baht ($1.24 billion) to authorities revenue in 2018, in line with information, the very best of any nation-owned agency and extra than double that of the country power company PTT Pcl.

One fortunate worshipper believes he gained 70,000 baht ($2,122.50) way to the tree and stated it has brought him success earlier than.