‘Thai’ Fountain Doesn’t Rise On Saying ‘Om’, It’s Voice-Activated

Reports show the videos is not even from Thailand.

CLAIM

A viral video on social media claims that a small natural river in Thailand is activated when one chants 'Om' via a large sound-horn installed near the rivulet.

The accompanying message reads:

"“थाइलैंड में एक पर्वत के नीचे पानी का एक छोटा जरंना ( small natural river ) के बाजु वाले पर्वत पे *ओम् ( ॐ* ) का उच्चारण करते पानी फ़ूवाँरा बन कर पर्वत से भी अपर तक उछलता हे .. ये किसी बोद्ध साधु – सम्प्रदाय ने बनाया हे .. मूँजें ये नहि समज में आता हे की ये ऐसे केसे होता हे ? पानी का वज़न + गुरुतवाकरशं से भी इतना अपर पानी सिर्फ़ आवाज़ के तरंग से केसे जा सकता हे ? ये कोई विज्ञानी ही बता सकता हे .. उसे जान ने केलिए मूँजें बोहात इंट्रेस्ट हे .. क्योंकि ऐसा सिर्फ़ *ओम् ( ॐ* )बोल ने पर ही होता हे !! ये भीएक अजीबो अजूबा हे .. इसे कई भारतीय ने ट्राई भी किया हे ..

जय-हिन्द”

The video shows a girl standing near a railing, overlooking the rivulet, and chanting 'Om' into the sound-horn.

थाइलैंड में एक पर्वत के नीचे पानी का एक छोटा जरंना ( small natural river ) के बाजु वाले पर्वत पे ओम् ( ॐ ) का उच्चारण करते पानी फ़ूवाँरा बन कर पर्वत से भी अपर तक उछलता हे .. ये किसी बोद्ध साधु - सम्प्रदाय ने बनाया हे
मुझे ये नहि समज में आता हैं कि , ये ऐसे कैसे होता हैं..?? pic.twitter.com/LW2LwdbwOZ

— अनुराग ताम्रकार #NamoAgain (@anuragtamrakar6) February 6, 2019

The video is viral on Facebook, Twitter and even on WhatsApp.

TRUE OR FALSE?

While the video is authentic, the claims have been taken out of context. Further, according to an investigation conducted by SMHoaxSlayer, the video is not even from Thailand.

A larger version of the video was featured in a compilation of fountains that are voice-activated, indicating that this particular fountain, too, was voice-activated.

The compilation video features clips of people yelling into mics to activate fountains.

The fountains featured in the video are all from China – such as the Thousand Buddha Caves in China’s Gansu Province – and are manufactured by Himalaya Music Fountain Corporation, based in China itself, reported SMHoaxSlayer.

Taking cue from this, a deeper search led to another video of the same fountain, which claimed that the fountain was situated in Mt Cangshan in China's Shaanxi Province.

Thus, reports strongly suggest that the video is not activated by chanting just 'Om', but is actually sound-activated.

Secondly, the fountain is reportedly not situated in Thailand, but in China's Shaanxi Province.

(With inputs from SMHoaxSlayer)

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