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| Nagas in colored glass, lining a temple roof. |
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| A small ancient chedi. |
A chedi is a a mound structure (like a stupa) containing Buddhist relics, typically the ashes of Buddhist monks. Just like the inside of the wats, this is a place Buddhists go to meditate.
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| A Buddha inside the chedi's alcove. |
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| A relics hall. |
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| A lotus pond. |
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| Thai flags leading to the wat. |
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| Inside, hundreds of Buddha statues sat in a golden glow under the banners of the zodiac. |
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| The gigantic stupa of Wat Chedi Luang, originally built during the 14th century. |
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| Seven-headed nagas at the stairway to the stupa. |
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| Most wats reflected the light with colored glass, but this one absorbed it with its dark panels. |
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| A Buddha reclining on his right side, depicting the moment of his "death" and entering Nirvana. |
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| Different statues of the zodiac were placed around the giant stupa to celebrate the new year. |
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| Instead of a dragon, my zodiac animal was a large naga. (And that's the dress I haggled for at the night bazaar) |
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| Buddha meditating on "the other shore." |
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| Taking a tuk-tuk to Wat Umong, the temple of caves. |
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| A cave network on the temple grounds, tunneled in 1297. |
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| Like most wats and holy places, you must take off your shoes before you enter. |
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| A monk down a long tunnel, sketching the Buddha with a reclining dog beside him. |
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| The large stupa of Wat Umong. |
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