February 27th, 2012 at 12:44am |
Luangpho Phra Chai (Wat Pho Chai, Nong Khai) Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year celebrated on 13 to 15 of April, 13th being the Thai New Year, 14th being the nation’s Family Day, and 15th being National Elderly Day. This festival is the time for family members get together and make merit at the [...]
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January 11th, 2012 at 4:26pm |
Luang Phor Panancheong (San Bao Gong) – Ayutthaya Wat Phanan Cheong, dedicated to Ming Dynasty explorer Zheng He who visited Ayuthaya in 1407 is the most popular Temple in Ayutthaya, capital of Siam (now Thailand) during the 15th century. One of the major highlights of the temple, worshippers offer bolts of orange cloth (robe) to [...]
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November 24th, 2011 at 4:12am |
Notice the high water mark above my height (1,79m)…Amazing!!! (Photo taken on 18 November 2011, Ayutthaya) Located less than 80km north of Bangkok, Ayutthaya is a good place to visit if you are interested to learn more about Ayutthaya’s heritage. Before its sacking by the Burmese in 1767, Ayutthaya was one of the most powerful [...]
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September 24th, 2011 at 10:53pm |
A monumental depiction of Buddha meditating under the protection of a seven-headed Naga snake (Sala Keaw Ku, Nong Khai) Built by the late Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat, an untrained sculptor, Sala Kaew Ku is a spiritual park boasting more than 200 gigantic concrete sculptures inspired by Buddhism, Hinuism and other faiths. Some of the Sala [...]
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July 12th, 2011 at 11:54pm |
Phra Buddha Mongkul Maharaj (Hatyai, Songkhla) Phra Buddha Mongkol Maharaj is the tallest Standing Buddha image in Southern Thailand. The 19.9m Buddha image is located in Hatyai Municipal Park(Kanchawanit Road) overlooking Hatyai’s city. Weighing 200 tons, the Buddha image was established on the occassion of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 6th Cycle Birthday Celebration in 1999. [...]
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May 27th, 2011 at 2:11pm |
Thailand’s Tallest Walking Buddha Statue – Buddhamonthon (Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom) Do you know that??the??tallest Walking Buddha statue – Buddhamonthon is found?? in Phutthamonthon district (Land of Buddha), Nakhon Pathom province in Thailand. Created in 1955 by Prof. Silpa Bhirasri , the founder of Silpakorn University , the??impressive walking buddha image cast in bronze measuring [...]
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