Yaksha
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The Yakshas are a broad class of nature spirits in Hindu mythology which are associated with water, trees, forests, wilderness, treasure, and fertility. They are usually considered benevolent, and som
"Parkham Yaksha" Manibhadra, 150 BCE
"Mudgarpani Yaksha", 100 BCE
Yaksi from Bharhut
Kubera, the God of Riches, LACMA
Wat Phra Kaew
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Wat Phra Kaew, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. The complex c
View from the Outer Court of the Grand Palace
King Rama I founded the Chakri dynasty in 1782; he began construction of the Wat Phra Kaew a year later.
Wat Phra Kaew complex viewed from outside the walls of the Grand Palace
The Ubosot of Wat Phra Kaew is surrounded by a low wall, eight bai sema shrines and twelve pavilions.