Ganesh—Eight Wall Temple—Jinghong, Yunnan Province, China
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N 22° 00.642 E 100° 49.092
47Q E 687684 N 2435127
A new statue of Ganesh, in a new temple, in an ancient city.
Waymark Code: WMVYRA
Location: China
Date Posted: 06/11/2017
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Ganesh is the god of wisdom, and dealing with difficult situations. Good to know. He takes the form of an elephant, and is associated with the Hindu pantheon of deities. While based in India, he is a popular deity in south east Asia, and certainly in Thailand, both as a distinct Hindu god, and as an associate of the Buddha. His image to be found frequently throughout the Kingdom.
The statue is located in the open, paved area before the temple, on the northern side. Freely accessible to visitors and worshippers.
This new Buddhist temple (under construction in June 2017) is a large, towering edifice on the Mekong River foreshore, on the eastern side of the river, in the 'good' part of town. At this date most of the substantial work has been completed, but the grounds and interior are bereft of fittings.
In design the temple is in an early Thai style. This reflects the local culture of this part of China, which has a large Thai influence an population. Before the temple is a large, paved open area.
There is no English language information available, thought there is a sign in Chinese. I am not even sure of the name.
Associated Religion(s): Hindu
Statue Location: Eight Wall Temple
Entrance Fee: free
Artist: unknown
Website: [Web Link]
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Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.
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