If you are in Chiang Mai, I highly recommend to visit Wat Umong. I myself was pretty quickly tired of ordinary Buddhist temples (with point of view of attractions), and therefore all the time I want see something such. Well, that Thais have no problems with fantasy and they will come up with something. Temple of Truth, White Temple, Temple of Hell and Paradise, as well as others that I have not had time to visit.
Inside the tunnel temple of Wat Umong
Tunnel / Cave Temple Wat Umong
Wat Umong is a very nice and old temple. It is also called sometimes cave, but there are more tunnels than caves, as they made not in the thickness of the stone, and built of brick. Something I saw something similar in the Rostov region, only darker, mysteriously abandoned – Migulinsky cave monastery.
Vatu Umingu something about 500 years old judging by the stories of Thai the guide I met in the tunnel. He is with the group school children or students, armed with a light bulb, looked at inscriptions or what other signs on the walls. Seeing me, he asked, not do i want to listen. But there was a lot of confusion on my face (I did not expect somehow), whether his English was weak, so the story turned out to be very short, just a few sentences, and then He went to scum again in Thai.
Retaining wall
Rise to the dais, where the temple is located
Smiling creation with a torn hand
Ashoka pillar – a copy of the column Ashoka from India
Also a pretty creature, for some reason I like the pig a little
Here it is the tunnel temple of Wat Umong
Entrance to one of the temple tunnels
There are not very many tunnels there, it costs everyone literally in 5 minutes. But I would not hurry. What for? On the contrary, it is better to turn on the imagination and walk slowly through each, imagining how many years ago all the monks in the same orange robes went here, prayed and thought their thought. Unfortunately, the tunnels are collapsing and are gaping from above holes covered by a plastic roof. I do not know how this temple case It is with donations, but they really need to patch up these moves there, so your money will not be wasted if you leave.
Inside the Wat Umong Tunnel Temple
In special niches places for prayer
Quite mysterious and romantic
Tour to the temple of Wat Umong
No piece of roof
Tunnel temple Wat Umong
Window, grill, lamp and cobweb
On the second tier of the temple is a traditional stupa. But she is not worth on the roof of the tunnel complex, I am near, although visually all together Looks like a single building. For some reason up there, almost never happens people, I spent about forty minutes there, but apart from a monk chatting along telephone, yawning dog and crowing roosters, no one It was.
Stupa at Wat Umong
Monks love to talk on the phone
The roof of the tunnel temple with patches
Tunnel temple Wat Umong
A flock of roosters around the stupa of Wat Umong
On the territory of Wat Umong unusually calm, tourist there is no atmosphere at all, although the place is quite interesting. I want to sit, relax and enjoy the moment. Temple opened late, I left somewhere around 6-7 pm, when it was completely it got dark. True, some objects are closed earlier, such as picture gallery. Be sure to go to the pond, there is a small island with benches and pink flowers, where just awesome place for pacified conversations and thoughts that can to interrupt only the noise of turtles rolling in the water, they swim up straight to the feet and strive to bite the finger.
Next to the temple is some abandoned garden with Buddha heads.
Next to the temple is some abandoned garden with Buddha heads.
Dragon with transparent eyes
The territory of the temple Wat Umong
Pond near the temple of Wat Umong
A small island of thought
Illuminated tree
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