Bobcock at Wat Yai Chaimongkon, Ayutthaya

This was a trip I took just before the floods. I realised I hadn't ever been up this way witth my decent camera, so we took a day trip to visit several temples there and of course to have lunch on the river.

This temple was constructed during the reign of King U-Thong, the temple features a large reclining Buddha in saffron robes in its own ruined wiharn, and, most spectacularly, a huge chedi swathed in golden cloth set in a courtyard which is lined by Buddha images all wearing saffron robes.

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The Reclining Buddah

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The temple is located off the main island of Ayutthaya on the Bang Pa-In Road.

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People pay to have an ornage robe draped over the buddah. I guess at night, they take them off, wash them and leave the poor bugger to freeze so that he needs people to buy them again tomorrow.

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Jeez, this one was well received.... shame I like these pics, I guess temples just ain't exciting when there are floods abound.....

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I love the long rows of Buddah's, I'd love to be able to climb up onto them and get the shot I really want....one day....

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good job on the photos BC. I have many photos of this temple grounds taken from similar vantage points.

Behind the temple is there an additional shrine to King Naresuan. It seems he had a love of cock fighting so as usual in their over obsequious way they put cocks everywhere. Some as big as 7 foot high. I remember something similar outside a Sex Shop in Amsterdam many years ago............

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^Haha, are you talking about the cock'n balls fountainy thingy?