Chofah
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Chofah (Thai: ช่อฟ้า, Sky Tassel) is one of the Thai architectural decorative ornament adorns the top at the end of Wat and palaces roof in most of the south east Asia contries, such as Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and etc.. It resembles a tall thin bird or hornlike, and is generally believed to represent the mythical creature Garuda, half bird and half man, who carried the god Vishnu across the sky.
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[edit] Component of Chofah
- Horn
- Tip
- Breast
[edit] Type of Chofah
- Garuda tip
- Fish tip
- Elephant head
- Bird head
- Others
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Karl Döhring, Buddhist Temples of Thailand: An Architectonic Introduction, White Lotus Press, 2000. ISBN 9-7475-3440-1
 Chofah of Ubosot, Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok (Garuda tip Chofah) |
 Chofah of Viharn, Wat Ched Yot, Chiang Mai (Elephant head Chofah) |
 Chofah of Ubosot, Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai (Lanna art Chofah) |
 Chofa of Viharn Luang, Wat Suthat, Bangkok (Fish tip Chofah) |
