PALACE SENTINELS. Posted all over the gates of Thailand’s Grand Palace in Bangkok are mythical gilded warriors ‘Yaksa Tavarnbal’. These 5 meter tall sentries were believed to have fended off evil spirits away from Bangkok’s most important landmark.
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PALACE SENTINELS
Posted: 24th May 2012 by Mike Pineda in TravelTags: 50D, Bangkok, Canon, Grand Palace, Outdoor, Post Processing, Reclining Buddha, Sentinels, Sigma 10-20, Temple, Thailand, Travel, Yaksa Tavarnbal
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ONE IN PRAYER | Golden Buddha
Posted: 24th May 2012 by Mike Pineda in TravelTags: Bangkok, Biggest Buddha, Buddha, Chinatown, Family, Golden Buddha, Prayer, Sitting Buddha, Temple, Thailand, Travel, Wat Traimit, Yaowarat
ONE IN PRAYER. Was a bit distracted by dad’s worn out socks, but quickly savored this scene … a family praying as one. Since it was our first time to visit a holy place outside the Catholic Church, I was a bit adamant to sit or kneel, so I just bent forward, placed my cam [...]