Photos from temples in Bangkok, mostly from Wat Po and the royal palace enclosure:


A close up of the reclining Buddha, Wat Po

A demon guardian statue at the royal palace

Demon guardians on the side of a chedi in the royal palace enclosure and a close up of one of them

A chinese guard (I think) at the palace

A cool plant pot at the palace

A small, funny-looking guard sculpture at the entrance to a smaller temple at the Royal enclosure,

A few photos of some golden sculptures at the royal palace - Number one (close up) , two (my favourite) and three .

A close up of the chicken guard and the full body shot

A few photos from the Wat Po sculpture garden, which was very odd: Detail , overview and a close up of a smaller detail.

Chiang Mai:

A nice (and modern) gold Buddha as a part of a chedi.

Another modern golden Buddha this one is standing up and waving

A fat, happy looking older Buddha

Some lovely green nagas (A mythological snake-like thing associated with water and fertility) and the head of one.

A sculpture decorating a temple wall

A very nice decorative gate at the entrance to a temple

Pete's photo of a mural in a strange temple in Chaing Mai

I had to put it here, just cause of the Heironimous Boschness of it. I especially like the spinning ninja discs on the lefthand panel.

More nagas:

A head

A close up of the scales

A close up of the eye

Some lovely golden nagas

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