THE "WHITE TEMPLE" IN CHIANG RAI, THAILAND, IS THE LIFELONG WORK OF THAI ARTIST CHALERMCHAI KOSITPIPAT. IT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND THE ARTIST EXPECTS THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED IN 90 YEARS. AS IT STANDS NOW, IT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY TAKE ON THAI BUDDHIST TRADITION AND DIFFERS FROM OTHER TEMPLES IN ITS ENTIRELY WHITE COLOR SCHEME AND BUILDING STYLE AND CONTENT. THE PHOTOS IN THIS GALLERY ARE OF THE NUMEROUS SCULPTURES ON THE TEMPLE GROUNDS AND OF THE BUILDING ITSELF. THE WORK IS ENTIRELY SELF FUNDED AND FREE FROM THE POSSIBLE DEMANDS OF SPONSORS. I WOULD RECOMMEND IT AS A MUST SEE FOR ANYONE IN THE CITY OF CHIANG RAI AND I HOPE TO GET BACK TO IT SOME DAY. I HAVE USED SOME ARTISTIC LICENSE MYSELF IN THE PROCESSING OF SOME OF THE IMAGES.