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  Wat Nong Nok Chum

 

Thailand

Wat Nong Nok Chum, is a quiet countryside temple (fig.) in Kamphaeng Phet province. It has two main entrance gates, one in the north and one in the east. This one is the eastern one. On either is a nagamakara.

 

They are resting on a wall, which is embossed with aquatic animals, flowers and birds. In addition, on the left side, is a statue of a gajasingha, and on the right side, that of a singha. Both are white and adorned with gold.

 

  Wat Nong Nok Chum

 

  Wat Nong Nok Chum

 

Behind the gate is a long corridor that consists of a downward curved metal roof supported by large tree trunks. To the north of this covered walkway is a plaza with an open square-shaped pavilion, which houses four Buddha images that are seated back to back in the maravijaya pose.

 

At the other end of the corridor is the temple's ubosot. In front of the square-shaped pavilion are two pillars topped with a golden nok hadsadi, i.e. a mythical bird with the head of an elephant, as well as three walking Buddha images in wood, and a green naga-head that protrudes from the ground.

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  Wat Nong Nok Chum