Legend has it Vat Tath Luang Luangprabang was originally established by Ashokan missionaries from India in the 3rd century BC,and current Sim was built in 1818 under the reign of King Manthaturat.The ashes of Buddha and of King Sisavang Vong and his brother are enterred inside the large central ...
The main Buddha image of Vat Manorom.before sitting in the old Sim behind the new one.this image is about 6m high and weighs an estimated two tonnes,the Buddha's arms reportedly came off during French and Thai armies.the Lao later reconstructed the missing arms with cement.now sitting inside the...
Vat Chan (Chantabuli) in Nakon Vientiane at the riverbank the place for yearly racing boat the end off Buddhist lent.This photo was taken in 1954. Original material consists of: monochrome halftone print