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  Wat Buak Khrok Luang

 

Thailand

The wihaan of Wat Buak Khrok Luang, believed to be more than 300 years old, is built in the Lan Na style and was restored during the reign of Kaew Nawarat, the last King of Lan Na and Prince Ruler of  Chiang Mai.

 

This main prayer hall houses a Buddha image in the marapajon pose and its walls are covered with a total of 14 murals in blue, red, and white. The murals on the northern wall of the wihaan depict scenes from the Mahosot Chadok, while the murals on the southern side depict scenes from the Totsachat Chadok.

 

  Wat Buak Khrok Luang

 

  Wat Buak Khrok Luang

 

The mural depicted here appears on a Thai postage stamp issued in 2017, as one of a set of four on the murals of the North, in order to commemorate the annual Thai Heritage Conservation Day.

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