At Wat Pho, there are mysterious statutes of fierce-looking warriors which look like soldiers straight from China’s terracotta army. There statues have a distinct Chinese influence on them and may have been gifted by Chinese kings. What is their purpose? Are they the celestial guards of the temple? Besides these, there are some other funny looking statues also, including one of Marco Polo and a monk. I found these statues so interesting that have dedicated a post just for them.
Do you think he looks like Davy Jones of Pirates of Caribbean ?
Old Guard with an attitude
The silent one ..
He looks a little angry ..
Surprisingly, there is a statue of famous traveler Marco Polo too. He continues to inspire travelers world over..
This is the final one, a monk ? I hope so…
This trip to Thailand I just blogged about was courtesy the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Quite interesting and well captured !
we too had lots of pics in different pose with the guards …i found some very cute 🙂
Where is this! We totally missed it!