This is a 600 year old chedi in the ancient capital of Chiang Rai province or the old Lanna Kingdom.


















This is a foto of a couple of monks browsing for digital cameras at a consumer electronics mall in Chiang Mai.

Every male in Thailand serves some time as a monk..be it for a couple of weeks or a lifetime. It is expected that this time of service and spiritual cleansing be done. The time averages out to about 4-6 months.