1870: Narathu

Temple bats in Myanmar reimagined by Pascal Savy.

"The inspiration for this track came from looking into the history of the temple in which the original file was recorded. the text below has been copied from this website:

https://luxurymyanmarrivercruises.com/dhammayangyi-temple/

The massive Dhammayangyi Temple was constructed in the 12th century (supposedly between 1167 and 1170) by the order of King Narathu, who was later given the name Kalagya Min or “the king slain by Indians”. Narathu claimed the succession of Bagan throne by murdering his own king father and his elder brother, who had been chosen to become King, in cold blood. Legend had it that the King felt guilty for what he did and was so worried about bad karma that he had the Dhammayangyi Temple constructed to gain merit and redeem for the sin of killing his father and elder brother. According to legendary tales, King Narathu supervised the construction himself. He set the rule that workers would have their arms choppe