Demons defend gold chedi/stupa at Temple of the Emerald Buddha/Wat Phra Kaew, Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Demons defend a gilded chedi (or stupa) on the grounds of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), protected within the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, Asia. The golden statue of asurawayupak at lower left has a bird's legs and tail and an asura demon's head. This is one of the many mythical animals from the Himapan (or Himmapan, Himaphan in Thai), a legendary forest which includes a pantheon of amazing creatures and surrounds the base of Mount Meru in Hindu mythology of ancient India (where it is called Himmavanta, Himavanta, or Himavamsa).

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Demons defend a gilded chedi (or stupa) on the grounds of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew), protected within the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, Asia. The golden statue of asurawayupak at lower left has a bird's legs and tail and an asura demon's head. This is one of the many mythical animals from the Himapan (or Himmapan, Himaphan in Thai), a legendary forest which includes a pantheon of amazing creatures and surrounds the base of Mount Meru in Hindu mythology of ancient India (where it is called Himmavanta, Himavanta, or Himavamsa).