“Angkor Wat (Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត) is the largest Hindu temple complex and the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by a king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura (Khmer:យសោធរបុរៈ, present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Breaking from the Shaivism tradition of previous kings, Angkor Wat was instead dedicated to Vishnu. As the … More Angkor Wat
Chiang Mai’s oldest temple, having been built in 1296 concurrently with the city itself.
On the trail up to a waterfall, a Hansel and Gretel-esque trail of orange cloth that monks wear as robes lead us to this humble and unobtrusive temple laid out with offerings of flowers, water (bottles), and buddha statues.
In the dark cool nights in Chiang Mai, Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep glows silently above the city as if suspended in air, the mountain and the sky melding and disappearing in the darkness. At first glance it appears to be an airplane, but its size and stillness reflect otherwise. It’s truly as if the spirituality … More A Trip to the Temple and Religious Tourism
Lost and Found 