DAILY PHOTO: Kesar Kyari Garden from Multiple Vantage Points

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Taken in November of 2015 at Jaipur

Taken in November of 2015 at Jaipur

 

Said to date back to the 15th century, Kesar Kyari Bagh is a saffron garden surrounded by Maota Lake.

DAILY PHOTO: Buddhas in Saffron

Taken in August of 2014 in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

Taken in August of 2014 in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

These Buddhas line the perimeter of an important structure at the Wat Yai Chai Mongkol in Ayutthaya.

DAILY PHOTO: Rural Shrine Near Maewang, Thailand

In Thailand, there's a temple everywhere.

In Thailand, there’s a temple everywhere.

If you’ve been to Southeast Asia, you’ve probably seen gleaming golden temples even in remote, impoverished portions of the countryside . However, when it comes to the really off-the-beaten path areas occupied by just a few hill tribe farmers, one might think they’d be forced to hoof it to the nearest big shiny temple. Not so. There are little shrines like this one, marked by saffron cloth tied to trees, out in the middle of the jungle.