Stupas Tapestries

This is an image of just a few of the many, ninety-one, stupas (chedis) within the Wat Pho temple complex. These stupas are incredibly ornate with porcelain pieces embedded around their surfaces in very intricate patterns, each of which is topped by a small spire. I understand that at their simplest, stupas are a simple earthen mound that is faced with stones, but these take the art form to a new level. They are stunning.

Digital painting of stupas using bright luminous colours

Cambodia. Phnom Pehn. Royal Palace. Stupas. Canon EOS Rebel T1i Canon EF-S 18-200 inspired by the beautiful site

Chindwin River north of Kalewa, Myanmar 8E1608.9247 Nikon D800E | Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 @ 170mm f/11 1/800s ISO500 | Raw Featured in Nature And Man (29 September 2016)

Frame view from three mosaic tiled Buddha stupas at Wat Pho temple complex in Bangkok, Thailand.

Frame view from three mosaic tiled Buddha stupas and one iron sculpture on a rock at Wat Pho temple complex in Bangkok, Thailand.

This image is a view of three of the most important buildings in the temple complex within the Grand Palace in Bangkok: the golden Phra Siratana Chedi (a reliquary for relics of the Buddha), the Phra Mondop (the library), and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. What I love about this image is the abundance of colour. The golden stupa dominates, but there's the wonderful red roofs trimmed in green and white, and the glorious sky of heavy clouds with hints of the blue beyond.