4 January 2010
Chiang Mai temple tour
Locations: Wat Pan On, Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Phra Singh and Wat Umongmahaterachan
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wan in front of the chedi at Wat Pan On
Jamie and Sandy in front of a large Buddha at Wat Chedi Luang
this is the corpse of the former abbot of Wat Chedi Luang that will be cremated on 18 January. They are constructing a very large and very
elaborate funeral pyre for the cremation ceremony.
a giant fig tree. the cloth indicates that it has religious significance and should not be cut down.
this is another deceased monk at Wat Chedi Luang. How they preserve the body is a mystery to me.
a large standing Buddhaa
Jamie and Sandy piling into a "rot daeng" (red truck) the cheapest form of local motorized transit
a couple of temple dogs at Wat Phra Singh taking it easy
Wat Phra Singh
a deceased monk at Wat Phra Singh
Jamie and Sandy in front of an image of the Buddha at Wat Phra Singh
