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  • Stupa - pendous (in Blue) : This fisheye view captures the intricate architecture and art work that surrounds the golden Stupa in the middle of the Buddhist temple, McLeodganj India.<br />
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Headline:  A fisheye view of the interior of the Buddhist temple in the heart of McLeodganj India.
    Stupa - pendous (in Blue)
  • Red Stupa: Buddhist temple, Wat Phra That, is viewed from the inside looking up into the Stupa shaped building and from which, an elaborate chandelier contrasts with the weathered, dark, red interior, in Khon Kaen Thailand.
    Red Stupa
  • Framed Spire: The deep inset of the window frames the scene of an ornate, multi tiered black spire with numerous mystical Chofa, Wat Ratchanada, Bangkok Thailand.
    Framed Spire
  • A man, draped in a towel against the morning air, pensitively smokes his cigar during his morning tea in Shwebo Myanmar.
    Morning Smoke
  • Morning Reflection: A regular customer at a morning coffee shop pauses from smoking in a reflective moment, Shwebo Myanmar.
    Morning Reflection
  • Long Neck Portrait (B&W): This frontal portrait captures a gentle weariness upon a woman’s face; as a member of a Long-Necked Karen hill tribe she sits in front of her hand made cloth while wearing the characteristic brass rings around her neck, on the Myanmar border near Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
    Long Neck Portrait (B&W)
  • Long Neck Portrait: This frontal portrait captures a gentle weariness upon a woman’s face; as a member of a Kayan Lahwi tribe (Long-Necked Karen hill tribe) she sits in front of her hand made cloth while wearing the characteristic brass rings around her neck, on the Myanmar border near Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
    Long Neck Portrait
  • Morning Smoke (B&W): A man, draped in a towel against the morning air, pensitively smokes his cigar during his morning tea in Shwebo Myanmar.
    Morning Smoke (B&W)
  • Very Long Portrait: The angular portrait view of a woman of a Long-Necked Kayan Lahwi tribe tribe wearing the characteristic brass rings around her neck, on the Myanmar border, near Mae Hong Son Thailand.
    Very Long Portrait
  • Imperial Gate: A doorway is guarded by an intricately decorated door made of  iron bent into the shape of the praying Buddha, Imperial Palace, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Imperial Gate
  • Stupa - pendous (B&W): This fish-eye view captures the intricate architecture and art work that surprisingly surrounds the Stupa in the middle of the Buddhist temple, McLeodganj India.
    Stupa - pendous (B&W)
  • Negative Cranium: Art held in the processing of this sculpture, so that it takes on a surrealistic appearance while on display on a table top in the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art, New York New York, USA.
    Negative Cranium
  • Bronze Age Fairytale: A crudely built and decorated Christian church displays a framed portrait of Jesus, who seems more as a foreign entity in this Buddhist country, as well as a crude depiction of the Adam and Eve myth, nestled in the hills of Mae Hong Son Thailand.
    Bronze Age Fairytale
  • Cranial Gears: A simplistic yet beautiful depiction of a mans head, with the top cranium removed revealing the intricate gear works inside, Havana Cuba.
    Cranial Gears
  • Architectural Symmetry: The red and white wooden ceiling of this Buddhist Temple is an architectural wonder of symmetry, Chiang Mai Thailand.
    Architectural Symmetry
  • Threads: A macro view of a well used and symmetrical thread, in a rubber plantations working press, on Ko Lanta Thailand.
    Threads
  • A Kind Salesman: A kind, smiling young artist, with his paintings at his feet, attempts a sale in the ruins of a Buddhist temple, Bagan Myanmar.
    A Kind Salesman
  • Morning View: The morning view from the circular, 360 degree Motel Restaurant, gives a typical tropical scene of swaying palm trees scattered amongst the rice fields, in Tetebatu - Lombok Indonesia.
    Morning View
  • Clean Sweep: In the early morning an elderly man takes the time to sweep out an empty market stall, Cienfuegos Cuba.
    Clean Sweep
  • Institutional Memory: An iron bar with empty manacles attest to the present while a dated photograph harkens back, not unlike a distant memory, to the institutional torture of the Khmer Rouge, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Institutional Memory
  • Che Guevara-Trinidad Cuba: This painting cleverly employs news paper clippings, communist revolutionary slogans and symbolic representations to "paint the picture", Trinidad Cuba.
    Che Guevara - Trinidad Cuba
  • Buddhas' Devotees: A Buddhist mural that graces the ceiling of Wat Kratie illustrates a Buddha surrounded by devotees, in  Kratie Cambodia.
    Buddhas' Devotees
  • Benevolent Poverty: Thoughtful Poverty: Out from a full head of ruffled hair, emerges the kind, thoughtful expression of a poor man,  Mymensingh Bangladesh.
    Benevolent Poverty
  • Close Up: A close up of a couple of female mannequins standing naked, one behind the other, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Close Up
  • Novice Monks: Rows of young boys kneel in prayer wearing white robes and each holds his new saffron robes as he starts the ordination ceremony to become a novice monk, Phra Mahathat Wat Nong Wang, Khon Kaen Thailand.
    Novice Monks
  • Sensuous: A thought provoking black and white close up of a naked male mannequin, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    Sensuous
  • Holly  Throne: A Buddhist mural that graces the ceiling of Wat Kratie illustrates numerous Buddhist figures with a central figure seated on a golden throne, in  Kratie Cambodia.
    Holly Throne
  • Enlightenment Cart: A Buddhist mural that graces the ceiling of Wat Kratie illustrates a Buddha being driven in a cart, in  Kratie Cambodia
    Enlightenment Cart
  • The figures of young men become distorted as the joyously dance in celebration of Holi, Kolkata (Calcutta) India.
    Holi Dance
  • Novice Prayer: A boy kneels, bending down with his hands held together in prayer, having just completed the novice ceremony to start his path to a higher calling, Phra Mahathat Wat Nong Wang, Khon Kaen Thailand.
    Novice Prayer
  • Whose Looking at Who?: A Caucasian man relaxes in a gallery, gazing at three photographs of coloured people trapped within the insurmountable social and economic barriers of a far removed existence, Chaing Mai Photo Club, Chiang Mai Thailand.
    Whose Looking at Who?
  • Stark Trials: This stark painting illustrates a naked man relieving himself, both as a simple biological act and as one who wears the trials and complications of his life, Havana Cuba.
    Stark Trials
  • Blackened Skulls: On the Black House estate, of the renowned Thai artist Thawan Duchanee, amongst the numerous and unusual sites are found these horned bull skulls, Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Blackened Skulls (B&W)
  • One on One: A close-up of naked male mannequins, that stand one behind the other, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
    One on One
  • Tobacconist: A tobacco shopkeeper reclines to yet again sample his product, drawing on a hookah pipe, Srinagar India.
    Tobacconist
  • Kind Reflection (B&W): Out from a full head of hair emerges the thoughtful expression of a poor man in Mymensingh Bangladesh.
    Kind Reflection (B&W)
  • The Dao: Statues depict the Lord Buddha teaching the Dao, the way or path, to his golden disciples at the base of the temple in Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan, Bangkok Thailand.
    The Dao
  • Coloured Ruins: A richly coloured room and doorway built of hand carved rock, seen in the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Cambodia.
    Coloured Ruins
  • Wat Phra That: This Buddhist temple is viewed from a very low angle, looking up at a Buddhist statue held within a small temple and then up to an elaborate chandelier hanging from the red Stupa shaped Wat Phra That, Khon Kaen Thailand.
    Wat Phra That
  • Holy Sperm:  This close-up view of a Hindu lingam finds carved into the yoni a sperm like representation, found in the ancient Shiva temple, Shri Panchvaktar Temple in Jammu India. <br />
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The lingam is often represented alongside the yoni (Sanskrit word, literally "origin" or "source" or "womb).
    Holy Sperm
  • Grieving Parinirvana:  This wall mural on the wall of Wat Thai Kusinara shows a grieving man, royalty in fact, after the death of Lord Buddha and during Parinirvana (Nirvana-after-death), Kushinagar India.
    Grieving Parinirvana
  • Parinirvana:  This painting on the walls of the Wat Thai Kusinara shows the Lord Buddha during Parinirvana (Nirvana-after-death) and the response of the monks, royals and other devotes to his death, Kushinagar India.
    Parinirvana
  • Emerald Buddha: An intricately decorated Phra Mondop ( temple of the Emerald Buddha) with a bejewelled Emerald Buddha, surrounded by ornate depictions of heaven people, demons and buildings is on display on its golden throne in the Thai Imperial Grand Palace, Bangkok Thailand.
    Emerald Buddha
  • Circular Serenity: A mobile of  white Buddhas hangs down from a chandelier, Wat Rong Khun (better known as the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Circular Serenity
  • Happy Skulls: Happy skulls form a crown on this prominent blue statue in the main temple of the Mak Dhog Monastery Aloobar, Darjeeling India.
    Happy Skulls
  • Hand Rolled: A man demonstrates his life time skill and manual dexterity as he expertly hand rolls another cigar at the factory in Trinidad Cuba.
    Hand Rolled
  • Ruins at Angkor Wat, Cambodia: Dark and moody view of high vaulted ceilings of an entrance in the ancient ruins at Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
    Ruins at Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
  • Ancient Life: Lords, servants and an elephant from the ancient life of Buddha are depicted on this wall mural at Wat Thai Kusinara Chalermraj, Kushinagar India.
    Ancient Life
  • Blackened Skulls: On the Black House estate, of the renowned Thai artist Thawan Duchanee, amongst the numerous and unusual sites are found these horned bull skulls, Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Blackened Skulls
  • The main alter in the Bái Đính Temple displays three prominent Buddhas along with numerous other smaller statues, flowers and other offerings, Ninh Binh Vietnam.
    Bái Đính Temple
  • Black Buddha: An exceptionally dark room houses a number of Buddha statues, with the central Buddha being a very dark black-green colour and with a saffron robe draped over its shoulder, Wat Ounalom, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Black Buddha
  • Silver Shiva:  Shiva is intricately portrayed in the sitting lotus position, in this large silver mural that is found covering a wall in the ancient Shiva temple - Shri Panchvaktar Temple in Jammu India.
    Silver Shiva
  • Archery Amongst the Clouds:  This surreal wall mural depicts an archer letting go of an arrow while he dances among the swirling clouds, Kushinagar India.
    Archery Amongst the Clouds
  • God is Green:  Religious depictions on the wall of Wat Thai Kushinara Chalermaraj Temple features a green god sitting on a lotus flower with a pink halo around it's head, Kushinagar India.
    God is Green
  • Desperation: A homeless man sits in amongst his few processions;  enveloped in the gloom of despair, to be utterly alone- in a deserted room,  Central Park, New York, New York USA.
    Desperation
  • Into the Darkness: Wat Suthatthepwararam is lined with a series of nearly identical, golden Buddhist statues that fade off into the darkness, Bangkok Thailand.
    Into the Darkness
  • Golden Stare: Viewed from below, a large golden Buddha sits in the lotus position in the main temple, surrounded by intricately decorated walls and ceiling and hanging chandeliers, Wat Kan, Bangkok Thailand.
    Golden Stare
  • Golden Buddha Blue: In the Marble Temple, a golden Buddha statue sits in a lotus position atop an intricately decorated alter, Wat Benjamabophit, Bangkok Thailand.
    Golden Buddha Blue
  • Buddha on Buddha: Seen from an angle, a golden Buddha statue sits lotus position on a lotus flower in front of a very intricately decorated wall with a painting of the same Buddha, Tritotsathep Temple, Bangkok Thailand.
    Buddha on Buddha
  • Buddhist Mandela’s: A dark Buddhist temple holds a large bronze Buddha statue along with numerous, rotating Mandela’s, Wat Mixay, Vientiane Laos.
    Buddhist Mandela’s
  • Buddhist Chandelier: A mobile of dangling white Buddhas hanging down from gold ringed chandelier, Wat Rong Khun (better known as the White Temple), Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Buddhist Chandelier
  • Meditative Mural:  This mural, painted on the walls of Wat Thai Kusinara, shows the meditating Lord Buddha in the centre of the wheel of life and surrounded by royalty, soldiers as well as fictitious and actual animals that include lions, elephants and horses, Kushinagar India.
    Meditative Mural
  • Rebirth From Death:  This painting on the walls of the Wat Thai Kusinara shows the Lord Buddha during Parinirvana (Nirvana-after-death) and the devotes response to his death, Kushinagar India.
    Rebirth From Death
  • Wat, Thai Circles: This low angle photograph captures the beautiful series of concentric circles of the Bhumibol Adulyade (Rama IX) statue, Wat Thai Kusinara, Kushinagar India.
    Wat, Thai Circles
  • Tunnel of Light: This low angle view, taken at the base of a chimney in an old smelter, where the circular pattern of aged red bricks forms a tunnel that extends to the sky, British Columbia Copper Company in Greenwood, British Columbia Canada.
    Tunnel of Light
  • A young Buddhist monk sits in a reflective way sitting in the marble main temple to avoid the midday heat, Wat Bovil, Battamgbang Cambodia.
    Far Away Eyes
  • Seldom is a ceiling the singularly spectacular feature of any building, yet this intricate design that graces the Sitagu International Buddhist University leaves one speechless, Sagaing - Mandalay Myanmar.
    Ceiling for the Heavens
  • Zodiac Wishing Well: A wishing well, with an abundance of coins, is surprisingly surrounded with the signs of the Zodiac in the Buddhist White Temple, Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Zodiac Wishing Well
  • Seeing Double: Two dominate golden statues of Buddha sit, Lotus position in meditation, one in front of the other in Wat Bawan Niwet, Bangkok Thailand.
    Seeing Double
  • Celebrating Ganesh: The Hindu half man half elephant God Ganesh is personified and celebrated in this elaborate painting found in the Dhirdhan Shiva Temple, , Darjeeling India.
    Celebrating Ganesh
  • Entrance: Columns bracket this view of the intricate reliefs to the entrance to Vat May Souvannapoumaram, where a woman worshiper joins the chanting Buddhist monks that are seated in prayer before the golden statues of the main temple, Luang Prabang Laos.
    Entrance
  • Fidel: A bold rendering of Fidel Castro giving a speech, Trinidad Cuba.
    Fidel
  • A portrait of a well dressed male zombie with an extensively damaged face, underneath metallic scaffolding in Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
    Well Dressed Zombie
  • Barred (B&W): The bars of an art gallery obscure the eyes of a ladies portrait, mirroring the individuals experience in this communist community, Trinidad Cuba.
    Barred (B&W)
  • Horror of Home (B&W): The dark and foreboding staircase, and an inauspicious climb home, Havana Cuba.
    The Horror of Home (B&W)
  • Clever Collage: A predominantly green collage of painted multiple images that includes a pretty woman’s face, a mouse and a cat, Havana Cuba.
    Clever Collage
  • Prison Cells: Security Prison 21, dark and dismal hallways lead to a series of  detention cells, or more accurately, torture chambers, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Prison Cells
  • Imprisoned: The bars of an art gallery imprison this ladies portrait, mirroring the individuals experience in the communist community, Trinidad Cuba.
    Imprisoned
  • Sleeping Demon: On the inside wall of the Thai Imperial Grand Palace; An intricate mural illustrates a traditionally dressed giant demon with blue and green skin laying down with sword in hand, Bangkok Thailand.
    Sleeping Demon
  • Golden Close-up: A shallow plane of focus reveals the head of a golden Buddha statue with gold foil placed on its face, Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan, Bangkok Thailand.
    Golden Close-up
  • Foil Face: A close-up of the face of a green Buddhist statue, covered with gold foil, Thai Imperial Grand Palace, Bangkok Thailand.
    Foil Face
  • Contemplation: With the rear perspective of many meditating devotees, rows of golden statues female disciples face the Buddha, in Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan, Bangkok Thailand.
    Contemplation
  • Hallucinogenic Scene: Intricately complicated paintings depict seemingly hallucinogenic scenes of colour, mermaids and other mystical creatures, Havana Cuba.
    Hallucinogenic Scene
  • Exposed: An over exposed photograph of a nude, young male model, Agassiz British Columbia Canada.
    Exposed
  • Monk Elder: An elderly monk, seeking shelter from the heat of the day, reflects as he sits on the marble floor and gazes at the temple in Wat Bovil, Battamgbang Cambodia.
    Monk Elder
  • Catholic Cuba: An impressive low angle view of the alter, stained glass and architecture of Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula, Havana Cuba.
    Catholic Cuba
  • Restrained / Selfie: A newly minted Buddha is bound in a saffron cloth, not unlike a kidnapped victim, or, one restrained by their upbringing, societal standards or religion; left alone in a dark, dismal place, Bangkok Thailand.
    Restrained / Selfie
  • Life Dance (B&W):  Differently coloured, wire representations of people hang as if each is caught in a separate, silent dance, La Conner Washington USA.
    Life Dance (B&W)
  • Reflective Buddha: A reflective seated Buddha is depicted in this golden statue found in the Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon Myanmar.
    Reflective Buddha
  • Stairway of Ghosts: The silhouette of an indistinct person moves in the background as if it were a silhouetted ghost, in the rear of a dark and foreboding staircase that leads to the inauspicious promise of home, Havana Cuba.
    Stairway of Ghosts
  • Collage: A most unusual yet pleasant painting depicts a collage of figures surround the face of a lovely lady, Havana Cuba.
    Collage
  • Throne (B&W): A circular sky light cast light down upon the throne made of exotic woods and horns; the room itself is decorated with a distinctively African influence, with animal skins and large sea shells, the Black House, Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Throne (B&W)
  • Catholic Glass:This wonderful piece of stained glass art depicting Jesus and various biblical characters, graces the wall behind the alter of Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula, Havana Cub.
    Catholic Glass
  • Modern Ghosts: Security Prison 21 hallway, with the ghosts of  modern guests, witness the evidence of unspeakable horrors, Phnom Penh Cambodia.
    Modern Ghosts
  • School Days: This dated school room is a gate way to the ways of the past; including the old flag, desks, chalk boards, wooden floors and teacher, Langley British Columbia Canada.
    School Days
  • Throne: A circular sky light cast light down upon the throne made of exotic woods and horns; the room itself is decorated with a distinctively African influence, with animal skins, large sea shells and spears, in the Black House, Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Throne
  • A Study: Viewed from the back, the silhouette of a woman is seen contemplating a large frame-less modern painting, Met Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York, USA.
    A Study
  • Throne Room: This dark, circular building is decorated with a  distinctively African influence, with a room decorated in animal skins, large sea shells spears and a highlighted throne made of exotic woods and horns, the Black House in  Chiang Rai Thailand.
    Throne Room
  • Praying Golden Phikshuni: Inside Wat Thepthidaram Worawihan there are 52 small Phikshuni statues, which are representations of female Buddhist monks made of gold leaf covered brass, all meditating, sitting or praying in front of the Buddha serve to honor the Buddhist Phikshuni order, Bangkok Thailand.
    Praying Golden Phikshuni
  • Alms: A Buddhist monk’s silver begging bowl is covered by a green woven cover and stands unattended on an intricate bamboo pedestal, Wat Thung Pong, Pai Thailand.
    Alms
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