Thailand: Giant supporting a chedi (all the giants around the chedi are characters from the Ramakien), Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Grand Palace, Bangkok. The Ramakien is the Thai version of the Indian epic, the Ramayana or the 'Romance of Rama', and has an important influence on Thai literature, art and drama. It is regarded as the National Epic of Thailand. Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha); full official name Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. It is located within the precincts of the Grand Palace.

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