Monday, December 08, 2008

281206 Wat Xieng Thong - tree of life

On the rear wall of the sim:

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The four-faced Pha Phom aka. Brahma (bottom, second from left) & green-faced Pha In aka. Indra (bottom, second from right):

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The first pair of owls - there is another pair perched elsewhere in this temple:

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The big fat leopard-like creature that is far larger than the human:

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Flanking the tree of life mosaic:

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Three pairs of kosasi (คชสีห์ kojasri/kochasi - elephant-headed lion) above the door:

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