Chiang Mai, Thailand - Wat Prathat Doi Suthep

Up the inclinator to the top of Chiang Mei's Wat Prathat Doi Suthep

Dancers at Chiang Mei's Wat Prathat Doi Suthep.

Chiang Mei's Wat Prathat Doi Suthep.

Dancers at Chiang Mei's Wat Prathat Doi Suthep.

Dancers at Chiang Mei's Wat Prathat Doi Suthep.

Dancers at Chiang Mei's Wat Prathat Doi Suthep.

Lanna temple Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep is located on Doi Suthep, northwest of Chiang Mai on Huay Kaew Road. It is a temple built for people born in the Year of The Goat. Lanna People believe that to bring them prosperity, they should visit the “Phra That” of their zodiac birth year, just once in their lifetime.

he octagonal Chedi at Wat Prathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The octagonal chedi is 16 meters tall and covers the hole where the relic was buried. Lanna Temples originally were built round chedi (stupas) which contain valuable relics of pious kings and monks. Like solid rocks in a sea of change, the old chedis mark the sites of former temples and are almost the only temples structures that go back to the 13th-15th centuries. http://blog.tourismthailand.org/EugeneTang/?p=998

Buddha imges around the Chedi at Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep.

Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai Thailand

Temple edifice at Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai Thailand.

Temple edifice at Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai Thailand.

Jade Budha at Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai Thailand

Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai Thailand

Doi Suthep Temple, Chiang Mai Thailand