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A painting in Thai motifs: pink lotuses and green leaves against a night sky, with white elephant-headed butterflies and fireflies overhead.

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The great prang of Wat Arun and its corner prangs seen from the river in late-afternoon light, with a boat in the foreground.

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Wat Arun

Heritage Family ·
Buddhism, religions and spiritualities
Typology ·
Buddhist temple / wat

Wat Arun Ratchawararam is a Buddhist monastic complex on the west bank of the Chao Phraya, traditionally known as Wat Chaeng, the ‘Temple of Dawn’.

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