Category: Laos
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Shadow play
Shadow play The shadow of Wat Mai falls on a white wall.On the wall, framed: five small pictures of five people.Who are they?Why are their pictures put up?Is it in their loving memory?What was their fate?The text may tell, but I can’t read it. I find them touching, those five little portraits on the white…
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Gilded Buddha’s
Gilded Buddha’s These are a few of a whole series of Buddha statues inside Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham. The variety in their facial features is remarkable. Probably different individuals (local monks?) have served as models for the sculptors, with this lively diversity as a result. Photo of the week: Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, Luang Prabang, Laos 2020
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The Outing
The Outing Ten Lao ladies at a visit to Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang. Ten different dresses (sinhs) but all the same. Unity in diversity the Lao way. Photo of the week: Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos 2020
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