Chofa (Thai: ช่อฟ้า, pronounced [t͡ɕʰɔ̂ːfáː]; lit. sky tassel) is a Lao and Thai architectural decorative ornament that adorns the top at the end of wat and palace roofs in most Southeast …

Nov 14, 2010 · The naga is the half sibling of the garuda and its sworn enemy. As seen in the picture below, often nagas adopt the pose and style of a chofa and it might be possible to label …

Sep 14, 2005 · Some of my favorite architectural features of Thai buildings are the creatures on the roofline: birds and serpents that guard boundaries of the sacred structures. The chofas …

Apr 14, 2009 · The naga is the half sibling of the garuda and its sworn enemy. As seen in the picture below, often nagas adopt the pose and style of a chofa and it might be possible to label …

Naga: The naga-shaped chofa is curved and ends in a sharp point, reminiscent of a mythical snake’s head. Chofas are generally placed at the ends of roofs, on the gables. Their …

Khmer art has given us many marvellous stone sculptured Naga, such as at Phimai and Phanomrung in Eastern Thailand. Naga at Phimai, Eastern Thailand. Chofa (h)s are hornlike …

The roof of the viharn has three tiers, decorated with slender chofa, and naga project from the front eaves. The sides of the viharn are richly decorated with gold floral motifs and zodiac …

Apr 2, 2019 · The Chofah is the long pointy piece attached to the gable of the temple roof. There are different theories of what exactly the Chofah represents but the most popular belief is that …

Les chofas sont souvent sculptés pour ressembler à la tête de Garuda, l’oiseau divin et véhicule du dieu Vishnu, ou à un naga, le serpent mythologique protecteur. Ces figures sont issues des …

Chofa (th|ช่อฟ้า, pronounced as /th/; lit. sky tassel) is a Lao and Thai architectural decorative ornament that adorns the top at the end of wat and palace roofs in most Southeast Asian …