Wat Arun: Front Entrance of the Ordination Hall
Entrance hall with two Yaksha Guardians
"The yakshas [...] are a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent [...] They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, as well as ancient and medieval era temples of South Asia and Southeast Asia as guardian deities." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaksha
Unfortunately the famous central prang of Wat Arun was scaffolded for restoration works, when I visited Bangkok six years ago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Arun
Wat Arun: Front Entrance of the Ordination Hall
Entrance hall with two Yaksha Guardians
"The yakshas [...] are a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent [...] They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, as well as ancient and medieval era temples of South Asia and Southeast Asia as guardian deities." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaksha
Unfortunately the famous central prang of Wat Arun was scaffolded for restoration works, when I visited Bangkok six years ago. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Arun