Wat A Place

[XJ650]

Wat Phrathat Doi Chom Thong in Chiang Rai Province

[Halfaboy]

Wat Toonglon-Talman (Pattaya - Nonprue)

[Andrew Dwyer]

Wat Mani Wong, Nakhon Nayok

 

 

 

A work in progress this one, but will be spectacular when finished, plenty of detail going 

into the serpents and other larger statues, plenty of lifelike effigies of monks also .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[XJ650]

Mali Sri Khunkorn Cave, just a kilometer from Singha Park in Chiang Rai.   

[Curt1591]

[XJ650]

Wat Phrathat Doi Khao Kwai in Chiang Rai today.

[Curt1591]

8 hours ago, XJ650 said:

Wat Phrathat Doi Khao Kwai in Chiang Rai today.

That's me in the foreground!

Aesthetically, I often prefer bot wats before they spruce them up; they seem to have more character.  



 

 

 

[Ganesh108]

The Brahmin Temple (Devasathan or Bot Phram) in Bangkok.

[Ganesh108]

Wat Lad Phrao, Bangkok.

[XJ650]

Wat Tham Pha Lae Nisapharam in Chiang Rai Province.

 

 

[XJ650]

Wat San Pong in Phan, Chiang Rai Province.

 

It is a very nice and peaceful area with three beautiful temple-buildings. 

They also have a very interesting museum under one of the temple-buildings. 

 

Link in Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/K3yrptBAKr8yX6RG7

 

Edited April 16, 2021 by XJ650

[Andrew Dwyer]

I think what I like most about Wats, apart from the obvious beauty in the architecture, is that there are no two the same, each one manages to provide a different aspect and numerous photo opportunities.

 

This one is tucked away in a residential area just off Ayutthaya downtown area and surely enjoyed by the local community.

 

Wat Phra Yatikaram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[XJ650]

Lua Monastery Phra Sing is a temple out in the jungle in middle of nowhere. 

 

Link in Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/NfZySsAX1g1XmfQB7

 

 

[XJ650]

Wat Chaiya Pruek at  lake Mae Tak in Chiang Rai Province.

[Halfaboy]

War Soong Metta Sanaram - Bang Saen.

[Kinnock]

Wat Phrathat Pha Sorn Kaew

Khao Kho

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

32 minutes ago, Kinnock said:

Wat Phrathat Pha Sorn Kaew

Khao Kho

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obviously a spectacular spot for photo opportunities but you have managed to pull off 4 stunning shots each with a different aspect of the main attraction !!

[Odysseus123]

5 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Obviously a spectacular spot for photo opportunities but you have managed to pull off 4 stunning shots each with a different aspect of the main attraction !!

I second that-and look at that sky!

 

 

[Kinnock]

10 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Obviously a spectacular spot for photo opportunities but you have managed to pull off 4 stunning shots each with a different aspect of the main attraction !!

Thank you!  It's a great place for photographers, especially around 5:00 pm - when the light is ideal, although that's when it closes, so you need to enter just before closing time and linger.

[Andrew Dwyer]

1 minute ago, Kinnock said:

Thank you!  It's a great place for photographers, especially around 5:00 pm - when the light is ideal, although that's when it closes, so you need to enter just before closing time and linger.

Yes, I have been a couple of times and will probably have another visit, such a wonderful place + surrounding area.

 

 

 

 

[Halfaboy]

Not a Wat but Wat related. This crematorium was built at a beautiful place. However, before starting nobody asked for permission to build and therefore, although brand-new, it cannot be used....

[helbob]

One the end of a stepy dirt road

[Kinnock]

Silver Temple, Chiang Mai

[Andrew Dwyer]

Wat Sri UtumProm, Nakhon Sawan.

A lot going on here in this Wat, it really is a beautiful work in progress, inside is stunning. A fleeting visit so i couldn’t do it justice but I would definitely recommend to any budding photographers.

 

 

 

[Kinnock]

Songkran Sand Temple Competition - Bangsaen Beach

 

[helbob]

Samui, Wat Plai Laem

[helbob]

Phang Nga, Wat Bangriang

 

Phuket

Edited May 5, 2023 by helbob