EARTHQUAKE BUDDHIST TEMPLE.

I thought we were going to the Monkey Temple, but we went to a Hindu temple. 

There was a Chinese Red Cross tent near there. 

This is a Hindu temple. There seems to be one on every other corner. I can tell them apart. The Hindu have the gold statues with lots of arms and the. 

Both burn a lot of incense. 

Across the sidewalk was a pool that belonged to the royal family in the 17th century. Locals came here to sit and relax by the water, but the area was ruined in the earthquake. 

This all used to be inside the palace grounds. 

The Buddhist have the eyes at the top 

The news made it look like the whole temple was destroyed, but it was only one corner. 

Look at the far left corner. 

It's covered with something blue. Over the rounded thing. 

We had some very interesting discussions along the way about these various religions including Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Jewish and Muslim. I won't debate them here. 

This is another prayer wheel. Buddhist. Lots of folks wear these masks because of the smog. You can buy decorative ones in he shops as well. Buddhism and Hinduism are particularly peaceful and they live side by side overlapping on many ways. Our guide says he practices them both, as well as goes to church a room in his house dedicated to an ancestor shrine that only he can enter.