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Does the below Buddha image look familiar to you? If you are looking for a postcard of Ayutthaya, you would never miss this picture - the famous head of sandstone Buddha image entangled with figs. Impressive!
Head of Buddha under a Bodhi tree
Though the body is gone, the sandstone head is entrapped in the roots and lies beneath a Bodhi tree in the vicinity of Wat Mahathat in Ayutthaya. This piece of ancient antique is extremely precious albeit it is trapping under a tree. A security personnel was watching us while we were busy snapping some pictures. Look and appreciate but no touching please so that this piece of ancient-natural arts is preserved for everybody's enjoyment.

Under a big shady tree lies a Buddha head
The construction of Wat Mahathat begun during the reign of King Borommarachathirat I in 1374 A.D. but completed during the reign of King Ramesuan (1388-1395 A.D.) The architecture of Wat Mahatat had several prangs of Khmer style. While the octagonal chedis showed the influence of Ceylonese.
Wat Mahathat - Ayutthaya, Thailand
The main prang in Wat Mahathat was believed built to house relics of Buddha. Also known as royal monastery, several restoration works took place before Ayutthaya was sacked and this wat was burnt. Since then it remains as laterite ruins.
The remain of some prangs and Buddha images without head
One of the last few complete Buddha images
The Enligtened One
In 1956 A.D., Fine Arts Department discovered the relics of Buddha in a chedi/stupa besides some other antiques including Buddha image, votive tablets, covered boxes in the shaped of fish and gold plaques in the animals form. These objects were later transferred and kept in Chao Sam Phraya National Museum.
Buddha heads are gone - no thanks to the unethical head hunters
Nestled in old city of Ayutthaya, Wat Mahathat is the one of the top attractions of Ayutthaya Historical Park and Thailand. In 1991, the Ayutthaya Historical Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Octagonal chedi
Chedis and laterite ruins
If you are in Ayutthaya, be sure you put Wat Mahathat on the top of your list!
Buddha Statue at Wat Mahathat

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