Lost Journal Series: Revisited

I decided to put the famous ancient temples of south-east Asia into Google Map.
These included Angkor (Cambodia), Sukhothai (Thailand), Nakon Ratchasima (Thailand), and Bagan (Myanmar)

Interesting how they form a straight line.

If I extend the straight line in a North-westerly direction it ends up in Swayambhunath one of the oldest religious sites in Nepal!

Lost Journal Series: Revisited II

Mahamuni Paya, Mandalay, Myanmar

These sculptures were taken to Ayuthia by the Thai after conquering the Khmer capital (Angkor Wat) in approximately 1350. The Mon King sacked Ayuthia in 1568 and brought them to Bago. In 1599 the Arakan King Yazagyi conquered Bago and moved the figures to his capital, Mrauk-U. Now they are displayed in Mandalay.

Their survival against all odds gave the two guardians magical power, in the minds of some devotees. They say that all disease can be cured if one rubs the corresponding area on the bronze figures. The stomach area gleams the most and suggests where the most problems are!