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| I got distracted by the bird near the entrance.
| It makes faces.
| It can also look regal.
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| Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple (Temple of a Thousand Lights)
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| The Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple (Temple of a Thousand Lights) (Thai Buddhist).
| A giant seated Buddha. It's 50 feet tall and weights 300 tons. All the
little dots surrounding the statue are lightbulbs (hence the name of the
temple).
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Within the buddha, through a entrance in the back, is another buddha,
sleeping. He's smaller, though still larger than a person.
| A gilded , multi-faced statue.
I had a lot of trouble taking
this picture because of the bright sunlight reflecting off the glass
surrounding the statue.
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| Temple
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| The simple temple next door to the Buddhist one. I think it looks cool,
so I'm surprised I can't figure out the name of it--it's not mentioned
in any guides I can find.
| Wise men. I like the ones on the mountain at left.
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| More Little India
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| Housing in primary colors. This must be government housing--I can't
imagine a business doing this.
| Victoria Street
Wholesale Center had lines upon lines of dried food, especially
fish, including items such as shrimp crackers and dried shrimp and dried
squid. This is a sample picture.
| Larger dried fish.
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| Litle India to Kampong Glam (Arab Quarter)
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| Along Arab Street, many shops sold traditional dresses.
| Also on Arab Street, many shops sold carpets or clothing.
| More carpets.
| Arab Street.
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I was surprised to see at least three stores selling fishing gear.
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| Kampong Glam (Arab Quarter)
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| In Kampong Glam (the Arab Quarter), the Sultan Mosque from behind.
| The palm-lined tourist-targeted pedestrian street leading to the
mosque's main entrance.
| The farthest into the mosque I could enter as a person not of their
faith. Notice the clock showing the time in Mecca.
| Using high-zoom, I could capture the chandelier and gold patterns
painted around the focal point of the room.
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| The shophouses in the Arab quarter.
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| Malay Heritage Centre
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| The Malay Heritage
Centre.
| A 360-degree panoramic movie, complete with sound, of the Malay Heritage
Center, its grounds, and a festival in progress.
| On the grounds is this yellow villa, originally built for a relative for
a former ruler, which is now a Malaysian restaurant.
| The Garden of Scent. It's like Fort Canning's spice garden, but
entirely focused on Malay ingredients. Goodness, given the street fair
and these plaques describing foods, I wish I was hungry. (The festival
had such intriguing items as takoyaki and Japanese pizza.
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| Within the centre, a picture and story about rulers needing to properly
train their employees.
| A painting of a large battle between the Dutch and the Portuguese.
| A description of the reasons behind the battle depicted by the previous
painting.
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