I saw a monk in a hall standing in the morning mist

Buddhist monk standing in hall of temple
Hall standing in the morning mist
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It was a foggy morning. I had gone into town to see the morning market in the center of town. There are Buddhist temples everywhere in Luang Prabang. There was also a temple near the morning market.

As I peeked into the temple grounds, I saw a small hall beyond the morning mist. At the entrance stood a Buddhist monk clad in an orange robe. Perhaps he had just returned from his morning almsgiving.

As in other temples, the edge of the roof of this temple has a slightly unusual decoration. It looks like horns. This is a temple decoration that can also be seen in Thai temples, and it represents a bird called Garuda that appears in Indian mythology. In Buddhism, it is a divine bird that is believed to fly through the three worlds, the universe, and the world with Buddha on its back.

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Apr 2008 ARCHITECTURE LAOS

PHOTO DATA

No

1609

Shooting Date

Jan 2008

Posted On

April 25, 2008

Modified On

January 2, 2023

Place

Luang Prabang, Laos

Genre

Street Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

Lens

EF85MM F1.2L II USM

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