43| The Garden of the Gods The splendid Garden of the Gods at Muang Boran has been painstakingly created. It is a collection of contemporary bronze images of the various Hindu gods; most of which are often mentioned in Thai classical literature and have been well-known among Thai people for centuries. The bronze statues in the garden include: (1) Vishnu (or Phra Narai) asleep on the back of Naga Ananta, the Naga Serpent King, floating on the middle of the ocean. Laksmi, his consort, sits at his feet holding a whisk. (2) Brahma (or Phra Phrom), the second major deity of Hinduism who is believed to be the creator of the universe,
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