Religious decoration

Artifact at the Hong Luang Saengkaew Museum at Wat Phra Kaew temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009

Golden knob

Stairway banister knob at the Hong Luang Saengkaew Museum at Wat Phra Kaew temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009

Sacred book

Sacred book at the Hong Luang Saengkaew Museum at Wat Phra Kaew temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009

A sinful mistake!

Sacred book at the Hong Luang Saengkaew Museum at Wat Phra Kaew temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009. When writing this set of prayers (Bot Suad Kammawaja [Khammuang, Pali]) it is forbidding to make a mistake. To do will be to commit a sin!

Buddha images

Buddha image at the Hong Luang Saengkaew Museum at Wat Phra Kaew temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009

Museum interior

Inside the Hong Luang Saengkaew Museum at Wat Phra Kaew temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009

Before the Buddha

Women before the Buddha inside the Hong Luang Saengkaew Museum at Wat Phra Kaew temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009

Museum monk

Monk at the Hong Luang Saengkaew Museum at Wat Phra Kaew temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009

Donation is welcome

Donations plea at the Hong Luang Saengkaew Museum at Wat Phra Kaew temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009. The sign says: "We invite you to join us in making a sacred donation. The Celestial Swam will carry it along the bridge to heaven." If only ...

Decorative window

Window at the Hong Luang Saengkaew Museum at Wat Phra Kaew temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009

Take off shoes

Sign requesting that shoes be removed before entering the Hong Luang Saengkaew Museum at Wat Phra Kaew temple, Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009