Wat Pho, Thailand

I am a non-buddhist. So walking through Wat Pho was a far less religious experience than those who dropped their coins in the pots behind the world's largest reclining buddha, but no less curious. This Wat complex houses an astounding number of buddha figures. Away from the main temple, the grounds were sparsely toured and I had a difficult time imagining how their could be a need for so many rooms, walkways, and shrines full of so many buddhas.

While meandering through the maze of towers and courtyards, I had plenty of opportunity to capture images of more sculptures and statues than I will ever know what to do with. Instead of finding the religious meaning in the statues, I found the art (though rather excessive and opulent) in my photos and learned a little more about the rituals of another belief system.