Category: Laos
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Shadow play
Shadow play Wat Mai’s shadow falls on a white wall.On the wall, framed: five small photographs of five people.Who are they?Why are their photographs hanging there?Is it in their memory?What was their fate?The text might tell me, but I cannot read it. I find them moving, those five small portraits on the white wall, in…
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Gilded Buddhas
Gilded Buddhas These are just a few examples from a whole series of Buddha statues at Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham. The variety in their facial features is remarkable. It is likely that different people (local monks?) served as models for the sculptors, resulting in this vivid diversity. Photo of the week: Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham, Luang Prabang,…
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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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