Villagers in Yothaka, in Thailand’s Chachoengsao province, have erected a giant penis statue in an effort to end a period of drought.

Pattaya News reported the farmers in the region had been concerned that there had not been enough rain in recent times.
To further worsen their worry, the water coming from irrigation canals was too salty and had been damaging crops.

To call forth the rain, a giant penis statue, or “Palad Khik”, was erected on June 9.

According to local village headman, Chamnan Kenthongdaeng, just two days after the giant penis was installed, it had started raining with a shower that lasted about half an hour.

Koson Samang, the headman of a nearby village, had made a video of the rain as proof.

However, local farmers complained that the brief shower hadn’t been long enough to irrigate their fields.

Chamnan then promised that prayers to the phallus will continue.

He said that erecting a Palad Khik, representing fertility and new growth, was a local tradition going back decades, to the time of his grandparents.

Chamnan said that the giant penis, built in the middle of the road, wouldn’t cause any problems with traffic, because it was built on a cul-de-sac.

“It will be removed as soon as the seasonal rain comes,” he promised.

Meanwhile, local residents are being encouraged to pray to the gigantic penis and leave small offerings.