Garuda Images adorning the walls of Wat Pha Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), in the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

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Golden Images adorning the outer walls of Wat Pha Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), in the Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand. The statues depict the Garuda (also called Suparna), enormous, intelligent predatory birds in Buddhist Mythology.

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Size: 4000px × 2666px
Location: Temple of Emerald Buddha (Wat Pha Kaew), Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand
Photo credit: © David Hayes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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