Lamphun, Thailand - Wat Phra That Hariphunchai

Lamphun, Thailand is 38km Southeast of Chaing Mai. Wat Phra That Hariphunchai is one of the eight holiest stupa in Thailand. The wat was built on the site of Queen Chama Thewi's palace in 1044. There are also other datings saying that the wat was built in 1108 or 1157.

These photos were taken during Songkran, the Thai new year when the Buddha images have water poured on them and Buddhists make merit at the temples.






The yellow fabrics indicates that the stupa represents Buddha and is a sacred monument.



This chedi, Chedi Suwan is 138 feet tall and is said to date from 1418.








The next stop on the trip to Chaing Mai was to an Asian elephant sanctuary. I'm not a huge fan of elephants only because there is always a newspaper story about some Western tourist being at one of these elehant shows and being trampled by a pissed off miss treated animal. Anyway, enjoy Memorial Day weekend for those of you in the states. I'll have these up as soon as possible.