Today’s mystery photo is a major engineering feat of a steel bridge. Your job is to determine where this bridge is, and what is unusual that takes place there. Send your thoughts to ebrack2@gmail.com and tell us your hometown.
The last mystery was meant to throw off our spotters, for this colorful temple was located here in the county. First in was Ruthy Lachman Paul, Norcross, who said: “it is the Buddha temple near Snellville.” The photo came from Bruce Johnson of Lawrenceville.
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, wrote: “The readers of the GwinnettForum do not need to ‘travel worldwide’ to figure out where today’s mystery photo was shot. They just need to head on over to East 4052 Zoar Church Road near Snellville to see the Wat Lao Buddha Khanti of Atlanta in person.
“This is a Theravada Buddhism practicing temple focusing on the traditional and cultural rites practiced by religious leaders from the country of Laos. In Buddhism, a ‘wat’ is a sacred edifice, temple or monastery that houses a large image of Buddha and is often used as a facility for teaching Buddhism. Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religion in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
“There are a number of Laotian Buddhist Temples in Georgia, both in the Atlanta area and as well as the rural northeast area of Georgia. So if you are interested in seeing more of these ornate temples, you don’t need to travel the world, as these options exist in your own backyard! Here are some other Laos Wats that you may want to visit.
- Wat Lao Buddhamoongcoon: 2325 Hillside Road, Riverdale;
- Wat Lao Buddha Phothisaram: 4433 E Conley Road, Conley;
- Wat Lao Buddha Sattha Dhamma: 241 Buchannan Road, Alto; and
- Wat Lao Buddharam Khambouneheuan: 136 Hamby, Mountain Park Drive, Baldwin.”
Also recognizing this photo were Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; and George Graf of Palmyra, Va.
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Click here to send an email and please mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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