Dungeons and dragons: Thai temples put quirky spin on Buddhism

statues illustrating the fate of people who do bad deeds in a garden depicting a Buddhist version of hell at the Wat Saeng Suk temple in the Thai coastal province of Chonburi. A dragon encircles a tower, wretched souls face torture, superheroes scale a mosiac wall -- these may seem like scenes from a half-remembered dream, but are in fact famed temples in Thailand. - AFP

CHON BURI (Thailand), Sept 15 (AFP): A dragon encircles a tower, wretched souls face torture, superheroes scale a mosaic wall -- these may seem like scenes from a half-remembered dream, but are in fact famed Thai temples.

The Buddhist-majority kingdom has its share of solemn worship houses and pagodas, but there are also its quirkier counterparts which double as tourist attractions.