Phra Mahathat Stupas
I hit the Phra Mahathat Stupas in the Doi Inthanon National Park around sunset…and it was eerie! When I left there was myself and two other photographers there. I’m not sure how to explain it, but it was quite magical. On first inspection they look like another set of Wats (Temples) that Thailand is quite famous for. However, these are Stupas, which means that some personal object of Buddha’s has been placed inside the structure to make it very special. I have to say that I was in awe, even before I knew that part.
To quote another site:
These two monuments to the king
and queen of Thailand were set up by the Thai Air Force and supported by the
general Thai population. The name for the king’s stupa “Napamethaneedon” means
“the stupa that houses the great Buddhist relics”. The name for the Queen’s
stupa “Napaponphumsiri” means “divine power from the high sky to the earth”. The
king’s stupa was built as a dedication to honour him, while the queen’s stupa
was built later to commemorate her birthday.
Doi Inthanon Mountain is the highest mountain in Thailand at 2,565 meters above sea level and is part of the Doi Inthanon National Park. It was very nice and cool up there and a real shock to come back down to the heat of the lower elevations! This is the ‘hot’ season of Thailand, but the nights are cool in Chiang Mai, so it’s very pleasant. Perfect, really!
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