04 ARIL 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray and make merit at Wat Rakhang. Wat Rakhang Khositaram, formerly known as Wat Bang Wa Yai, is an Ayutthaya period temple. During the Thon Buri period, the temple was reconstructed and upgraded as a royal temple by King Taksin the Great who ordered the construction of a palace in the area. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ