Sathouyai Mao Manivangso the abbot of Wat Xiengthong from 1948 to 2001.He took this photo when he was 77 years old at the stair from the Mekong River to Wat Xiengthong,Luangprabang in 1998.
"Original material is held by the Buddhist Archive of Photography, Luang Prabang. A small number of prints were reframed and given back to Vat Xiengthong Volavihan".