Temples
Chiang Mai
Wat Umong (Umong means tunnel in Thai)
Built in 1297.
You take your shoes off before entering any temple (see photo). But this is the rare temple where there is a back exit that leads to the original stone monument above the tunnels. So you really need to carry your footwear to wear from the rear exit to the dirt path to the stone monument.
In this photo you can see the stone temple sitting above the tunnel entrances.
A young woman sits contemplating the 700-year-old relic in front of her.
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