Visiting Wat Banden ~ Kruba Tuang - The Remarkable Grand Blue Temple With Teak Wooden Wiharn (Part 2/3).

In Part 2, we see one of the more imposing structures of the Wat Banden is a very large Lanna style teak wood viharn with a three tiered roof. The Wiharn is an attractive building with its blue roof and golden barge boards, decorated with intricate wood carvings.

 The Blue Roof wiharn of Wat Banden ~ Grand Blue Temple.

 The large Wooden Pillar with decorated painting on it and venerated Phra Buddha statue along the hall.

 The photo of Kruba Boonchum and Kruba Tuang.

 Photo taken inside the Wiharn and background view of another Wiharn of Blue Roof with  white concrete platform.

 The main altar of Wat Banden.

 The photo taken in front the main Phra Buddha and monks statues.

 The big Wooden carvings statues of Phra Buddha.

 The statues of Phra Buddha stand on ground Wiharn.

 The panaroma view inside the Wiharn.

 The former abbot  Kruba Thueang Natsilo's statue, if i not mistake.

 Photos of Abbot Kruba Tuang ~ Wat Banden, has completely renovated the Wat Banden and added a number of impressive structures.

The sacred amulet collection in counter Wat Banden.
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Visiting Wat Banden ~ Kruba Tuang - The Remarkable Grand Blue Temple (Part 1/3).

The "Wat Banden temple" is an amazingly attractive and unusual Thai Temple in Chiang Mai province. The complex temple Wat Banden is contains a large number of structures including an ordination hall, a viharn, a meditation hall, the kuti or monks living quarters, a drum hall and several other buildings and all with "blue roof tile". In Part 1, we will sharing the front side of the Grand Blue Temple ~ Wat Banden.

 The main entrance of Wat Banden and big Garden in front the temple.

The temple stands prominently on top of a small hill and can be easily seen afar. The beautiful Rainbow is see during my visit under the small hill.

 The sacred statue of Kruba Tuang standing in front the temple Wat Banden. 

 The large building Wiharn, Ubosot and Chedis of Wat Banden. Although the structures of the Wat are relatively new, they are built in traditional architectural style.

 The Hall buildings at both side with Blue Roof.

 The panorama view of the front side of Wat Banden.

The sacred Singha and Elephant on each side of the stairs, acting as guardians.

 The Beautiful Wiharn with very ornately decorated all wooden structures with a blue roof and golden chofah decorating the roof ends. The other building consisting of multiple floors are set on a white concrete platform. Several buildings contain detailed wood carvings in traditional style showing various animals and mythological creatures.

 The sacred and beautiful Nawakot 9 Faces Buddha statue venerated in the mondop.

 The photo taken with large mythical Naga serpents on each side of the stairs, acting as guardians.

 Another small Wiharn building of Wat Banden with all over the temple grounds are large white lion figures called Singha in Thai.

The remarkable beautiful Grand Blue Temple ~ Wat Banden in Chiang Mai province.
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Perilously Dark Black House ~ Baan Dam Museum - Thawan Duchanee (Part 3/3).

Thawan Duchanee (27th September, 1939 – 3rd September, 2014) was a Thai contemporary painter, architect and sculptor with an international reputation. In 2001, this notable artist was given the price by the Office of the National Culture Commission of Thailand as the National Thai Artist in Fine art and Visual art. Thawan Duchanee was raised in Chiang Rai, Thailand and started art studies at the age of fifteen at the Art and Craft College under the scholarship of the Ministry of Education of Thailand. In 1958, he furthered his studies at Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Art department, Silpakorn University.

 Baan Dam tiered roof building.

 The carved facade in front the Baan Dam house.

 The granite sculptures,

 Antique furniture and interesting sacred Reclining Buddha statue.

 Another tiered building design.

 Photo taken with another sacred carved facade design.

 The giant knife.

 The Hornbill shape building, the Hornbills are a kind of bird named after their the large horn-like bills found on most species.

 Many skeletons on display.

 Art of horns, peacock tail feathers and furs.

The animals head on display, taxidermy is the preserving of an animal's part via stuffing or mounting for the purpose of art display.

 The sacred 3 Pure White Domes building.

 The Elephant skeletons.

The bathroom of Baan Dam Museum.
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