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Sara Din signage  
   

Sara Din signage

There is a lot in this part of the world that I'll just never understand, even with a sign. This sign was adjacent to the large central Buddhas below the central pagoda in the main courtyard. Often times when I stray away from my tour guide, or more often just visit a sight alone, I take photos of the signs so I can Google them later and find out more about what I'm looking at. This time I came up with nada. It was hard enough to find info on this temple, I couldn't find a thing on the Sara Din statues. Ahh well, there needs to be some mystery left in the world.
Wat Yai Chiamonokhon, Ayutthaya

May 12th 2008
Geo: 14.344, 100.561Before visiting the ancient ruins of Ayutthaya we stopped at this Temple just to the south. It is from the same period as the rest of the ancient city, but this temple is still in use and has the many layers of previous buildings to prove it. I've added comments with the pictures. The sitting Buddhas in the main courtyard were really cool to walk amongst. They lined a ... read more
Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Ayutthaya

Thai Flag A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more
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