Wat Pariwat Ratchasongkram

At Wat Pariwat Ratchasongkram in Bangkok, a gold-plated David Beckham in his Manchester United kit stands beside garudas on the base of the main Buddha image, carved in by a devoted fan in 1999 with the abbot's blessing. The guide tours the temple's other unlikely company on the ordination hall walls, from Batman and Popeye to Falcor and Che Guevara, and traces the building's own path from an Ayutthaya-era ruin to a modern rebuild. Look closely along the walls for the rest of the cast.