We went in and out of the various temples and looked out at that giant Buddha on the hill. The temples were full of gold Buddhas and art.
Phuket – Thailand – The Wat Chalong Temple
Phuket – Wat Chalong Temple
We teamed up with a couple of friends and headed off into the interior. First stop was the Wat Chalong Temple. Incredibly ornate. Had a thing about elephants.
There was a firecracker resonator that scared the shit out of us. It went off unexpectedly making a deafening racket as if someone was throwing grenades in our ears! There wouldn’t be many evil spirits left around after that!!
Even as a devout atheist Buddhism has a great appeal to me. We got married in a Buddhist temple.
Thailand – Phuket – Wat Chalong Temple
Wat Chalong Temple – all glittering gold, elephants and orchids.
The locals were out, offering incense, prayers and flowers.
The images of Buddha presided.
The artwork and the colours were amazing.
An incredible place.
I wondered what these beehive structures were. Then I found out and nearly jumped out of my life. They throw big firecrackers in there and it exaggerates the noise so that it sounds like explosions.
Thailand – Phuket – Wat Chalong Temple – more photos
We walked all around the temple site and then went inside. It was all very bright, gaudy (by our standards) and amazing.
Inside were hundreds of gold statues.
At the top, we had views over the jungle.
In the distance we could see the giant Buddha.
Back inside there was much in the way of artwork. All showing the Buddha and his disciples.
Mirrors made it seem as if there were even more gold statues!