The shrines in this museum almost overpower the historical displays. This large shrine to the current King is a beauty.
This is a shrine to that important person from long ago, the local big shot. To me it is a little odd that it seems to overshadow the King's shrine in grandiosity. Shrines and statuary to this guy are all over town, he really must have been something.
A shrine to a monk. This temple is attached to a big monastery, and this fellow must be a founder or something. The gold mottling on the bust is gold leaf applied by devotees. On the right of the picture, above the flowers, is a new monk garment, probably so that the guy will have something to wear in the afterlife, where he has lived for some time.
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