PART 1---THE CHURNING OF THE OCEAN OF MILK AT SUVANABHUMI AIRPORT IN BANGKOK IS A MASTERPIECE OF SCULPTURE THAT TELLS THIS EPIC TALE OF THE UNEASY COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE DEVAS (DEMI-GODS) AND DEMONS WHO ROTATED MOUNT MERU AND CHURNED THE OCEAN FOR A 1,000 YEARS TO PRODUCE AMRITA, THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY. ONCE AMRITA WAS CREATED, THE DEVAS CONSUMED IT WITH THE HELP OF VISHNU AND DEFEATED THE DEMONS, THUS ENDING THE ALLIANCE TO THIS DAY

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SPECTACULAR ORCHID GARDEN IN THE LOBBY OF SUVANABHUMI AIRPORT IN BANGKOK

FLORAL WELCOME IN DEPARTURE AREA

AMAZING THAILAND!

WALL OF ORCHIDS

THIS MAGNIFICENT DIORAMA GREETS ALL VISITORS UPON ENTERING THE DEPARTURE HALL RIGHT AFTER IMMIGRATION!

THIS EPIC SCULPTURE IS THE GREATEST DISPLAY OF AIRPORT ART IN THE WORLD

THE DEWAS OR DEMI-GODS HOLD THE TAIL OF VASUKI THE KING SERPENT AS THEY AND THE ASURAS (DEMONS) CHURN THE OCEAN OF MILK TO PRODUCE AMRITA THE NECTAR OF IMMORTAL LIFE

DRAMATIC ANGLE

THE DEWAS OR DEMI-GODS LOOK HUMAN BUT THE ASURAS OR DEMONS LOOK DEMONIC WITH FANGS

VISHNU STANDS ATOP MOUNT MERU AND VASUKI THE SERPENT WHICH WAS USED AS CHURNING CABLE

THE DEMONS AT LEFT AND DEMIGODS AT RIGHT PULLED, TUGGED AND ROTATED MOUNT MERU FOR A 1,000 YEARS BEFORE AMRITA THE NECTAR OF LIFE WAS PRODUCED

KUMA THE TURTLE HELD MOUNT MERU IN PLACE IN THE OCEAN OF MILK TO PREVENT IT FROM SINKING

THE CONCH WAS ONE OF THE TREASURES PRODUCED

CHURNING THE OCEAN OF MILK THAT CREATED THE MILKY WAY!

VISHNU

VISHNU STANDS ON GOLDEN LOTUS

VASUKI THE SERPENT WAS USED AS CHURNING CABLE

THE ASURAS ARE DEMONS

AN UNEASY ALLIANCE BETWEEN DEMONS AND DEMI-GODS HAD TO BE MADE TO PRODUCE AMRITA

THE DEMONS OR ASURAS HAVE FANGS

THE DEMONS INSISTED ON PULLING VASUKI HEAD

VASUKI THE SERPENT KING, SEEN HERE WITH 3 HEADS THOUGH SOME LEGENDS STIPULATE 100 HEADS

DEMONS  AT RIGHT, VISHNU IN MIDDLE AND DEMIGODS AT RUGHT

VASUKI AND DEMONS

BACK OF VASUKI THE SERPENT KING

I WALKED AROUND THE SCULPTURE TO TAKE EVERY ANGLE

THE DEMONS OR ASURAS HOLD THE SERPENT'S HEAD

DEMON OR ASURA

DEMONS HAVE FANGS BUT DEMI GODS HAVE HUMAN FACES

FEARSOME

DEMONS TUGGING AND ROTATING MOUNT MERU TO CREATE AMRITA

THE CHURNING OF THE OCEAN OF MILK

BACK VIEW OF VISHNU

THE DEWAS OR DEMIGODS HOLD THE SNAKE'S TAIL

THE DEMI GODS OR DEWAS

THE DEMONS OR ASURAS

DEMONS

DEMI GODS