Thai people perform traditional dances to worship a tree trunk they believe is possessed by a spirit.<br /><br />The enormous Hopea Odorata - estimated to be at least 100 years old - was discovered in a swamp in Ang Thong, central Thailand<br /><br />Locals visited the building to ask the tree to reveal lucky lottery numbers last Friday (December 13) afternoon for the upcoming lottery draw. <br /><br />The Hopea Odorata was covered with gold leaves and it was surrounded by numerous amulets given as offerings by believers.<br /><br />Footage shows Thai folk dancers dancing in front of the 41ft long tree while asking for blessings and to provide good luck with numbers in the lottery for locals.<br /><br />Folklore has it that Hopea Odorata trees are inhabited by 'Nang Ta-khian', the spirit of a beautiful young woman who bestows good fortune on those who make offerings to the tree that she haunts.
