The name of Phra Phayom Kalayano -- the famous abbot of Wat Suan Kaeo in Nonthaburi -- has various connotations. For religion, he is a prolific sermon giver whose lively oratory style lures the ...

Tourists walk along a pavement next to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, or Wat Phra Kaeo, on Na Phra Lan Road, in the hot sunshine, on April 25, 2024. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul) As scorching ...