Wat of the lofty sitting Buddha

TOWERING FAITH: This stately statue of the Buddha sits majestically in meditation at the 200-year-old Wat Kalai in Sik, Kedah.

UNBEKNOWN to many, soaring into the azure sky in Kedah’s backwaters is the majestic statue of a 21m-tall sitting Buddha in meditation pose at Wat Kalai in Jeneri, Sik.