Thailand: The smaller Burmese-style chedi at Wat Phrathat Si Chom Thong, Chom Thong, Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand

Wat Phrathat Si Chom Thong is famed for its sacred relic of the Buddha. The relic, found in 1492, is supposed to be a fragment of the Buddha's right cranium and is kept in the viharn rather than the attractive gold chedi that dominates the site. The chedi was erected in 1452.

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David Henley

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