thai temple
Each ordination hall respectively main hall of a Thai temple is surrounded by a gallery or balcony with Buddha statues on pedestals. The way they have been made differ from temple to temple. Some are black, some golden, some stand, sit or recline. Sometimes the hallway itself is richly decorated. I always wonder what it will be like this time, when entering a sacred place.
Here on the photos you see on the left side the 120 golden Buddhas of Wat Arun Temple (also called Temple of Dawn) and on the right hand side 52 Buddhas of the less important Wat Benchamabophit Temple. I am not Buddhist though I always liked the atmosphere in those places, it is peaceful and quiet - not unlike a visit in a Christian church.