Ayutthaya is located in central Thailand, about 90 km north of Bangkok, the gateway to this popular SEA destination. The city, also known as the Historic City of Ayutthaya, is home to magnificent temples and other structures that are important both historically and architecturally. As one of the world’s largest cities of its time and…
Tag: Buddhism
Somewhere in the Arabian Sea: The Elephanta Caves of India
I mentioned elsewhere that my idea of Mumbai was the Juhu slums as depicted in the Hollywood blockbuster Slumdog Millionaire. As I also wrote previously, this perception was demystified when I got a chance to see the city myself and hinted that Mumbai’s charm is peculiarly beautiful because of its furiously chaos-in-order aesthetic. What I…
Tanghal Kultura 