Life around Wat Mahabut in Bangkok

04 JANUARY 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A couple "makes merit" by releasing fish into Phra Khanong canal near Wat Mahabut. The temple was built in 1762 and predates the founding of the city of Bangkok. Just a few minutes from downtown Bangkok, the neighborhoods around Wat Mahabut are interlaced with canals and still resemble the Bangkok of 60 years ago. Wat Mahabut is a large temple off Sukhumvit Soi 77. The temple is the site of many shrines to Thai ghosts. Many fortune tellers also work on the temple's grounds. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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04 JANUARY 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A couple "makes merit" by releasing fish into Phra Khanong canal near Wat Mahabut. The temple was built in 1762 and predates the founding of the city of Bangkok. Just a few minutes from downtown Bangkok, the neighborhoods around Wat Mahabut are interlaced with canals and still resemble the Bangkok of 60 years ago. Wat Mahabut is a large temple off Sukhumvit Soi 77. The temple is the site of many shrines to Thai ghosts. Many fortune tellers also work on the temple's grounds. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ