Wat
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A wat is a type of Buddhist and Hindu temple in Cambodia, Laos, East Shan State, Yunnan, the Southern Province of Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Wat Phra Kaew Bangkok, Thailand
Wat Xieng Thong Luang Prabang, Laos
Wat Phnom Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Wat Phra Singh Chiang Rai, Thailand
Chofa
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Chofa is a Lao and Thai architectural decorative ornament that adorns the top at the end of wat and palace roofs in most Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. It re
Two main types of Chofa: Pak Hong; Swan's tip (left) and Pak Khrut; Garuda's tip (right)
Roof finial or chofah (colorized) as depicted on the bas relief of Angkor Wat temple in 12th century.
A chofa laid down for temple-goers to participate in individually gold-plating prior to its raising ceremony to top the ubosot of Wat Chulabhorn Wanaram, Ban Na District
A mural depicting the ceremony of chofa raising of the new ubosot of Wat Tha Phra, Bangkok