Buddhist Temples are rarely if ever the same, but often hold a really quite genuine aura about them. I have often tried to identify what this aura is; is it a real spiritual presence or just the effect of the chimes in the wind and the peaceful tranquillity of such places; places where you can have a multitude of people milling about, in almost complete silence.
I am quite lucky that in all my many years in Thailand I have had the time and opportunity to tour some quite unseen parts of this somewhat unique country. Many will come to live and work in the big city and never see such places, leaving then after a few years thinking of Thailand as being Bangkok. But once you break those city limits, your view and thoughts about Thailand as a whole will change for ever.
Kalasin, like so many provinces and towns I have been to, is full of countryfolk. Village folk, who are very often happy to see a foreign face enjoying their locale. The friendliness in these places is somewhat beyond what you get in the larger cities, which is true to say of just about every country I have ever been to in truth.
Following on from my coffee shop - pit stop article, at which we stopped off on route to this temple known as ‘Wat Phutthawat Phu Sing’, I wanted to share with you all some of the pictures I took while here. As always, when making a visit to a temple, I make merit (the meaning of that detailed here), buy some lovely adornments for our home, sit and contemplate and generally take in the atmosphere and aura of the place.
There are a few separate sections to this site and a few separate buildings, notably the striking white Sala, in which monks and visitors will often go to make merit, sit pray, wish and hope. I also very much liked the adornment of the white dragon-like creatures that were situated on the boundary wall and around the mausoleum.
There was a small shop/coffee shop on site to buy water, iced coffee etc. And a small walk around area outside with some Chinese Zodiac statues hiding in the trees. Some great views from up on high and a nice breeze some of the time. Anyway, if you ever head up this way at least now you know where this place is and how to get to it, if it is of interest.
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Google Maps Location for Wat Phu Sing
